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ND MOB VIOLENCE 



wing the rights of free speech, 
free press ahd peaceful assemblage. 



[From April 1, 1917 to March 1, 1919] 



This list: of cases 'is compiled from 
the correspondence and press clippings 
of the^ National Civil Liberties Bureau.- 
It is by no means a. complete record. 
The Bureau would appreciate informa- 
tion about other cases. 



Published by the 

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War-Tixne Proseciiiipns and Mob Violence 

AJJ ANNOTATED UST OF CASES 

THIS briefly annotated list of prosecutions under war statutes 
and cases of 'mob violence due to the war is published as a 
matter of record for those interested. The list does not include 
cases of enemy aliens (except one of mob yiolence), spies or 
violations of the draft act by men of military age, except a few 
cases under the September 12, 1918, rejgistration and the cases 
carried to the United States Supreme Court to te§t the constitu- 
tionality of the la\y. Further informatioM about the more im- 
portant cases will be furnished by the Bureau on request. 
The cases are set forth under the following classifications: 

I. Mob Viobnce- —- 164 

1. For alleged personal disloyalty™ — — — 123 

a. General Cases ._-_ — -^ — . — 101 

b. Forced by mobs to kiss the flag (a 
special group of cases so classified be- 
cause of their number).— _ — __ : 

2.. Industrial pauses : invqlving primarily the 
I. w: W.— — — - 

Jl Political causes : involving primarily the 
NQn-Paftisan League _ 

It. Cnminal ProsecutiinM. 

1. Espionage Act aiiid Treason Cases. 

a. Conyictions r_ ,: 158 

' . (1) For statements in private con- 
versation or correspondence 102 

(2) For statements in public ad- 
dresser public print- . ■j: 

(3) For distributing literature-— '' 

b. Cases pending March 1, 1919— ^ 

G. Acquittals -1: - 

2. Obstructing the Draft Act lo 

3. Cases under War-time State and Local 
Laws Ij 



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in 2011 with funding from 
The Library of Congress 



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. W. . Activity____.___________. -____A_:. \ 

i* a. Conspiracies to violate various fed- • 

eral statute— : __, \ 

,,- b. Convictions for .criminal syndical- 
ism and similar charges— 

'lia.ii^fterf*rNce by PuUic .0 the, ; 

Right of Peaceful A58emblag€.___:!_^_^ J * 



b. Non Partisan League __-______~~"^" 

IV. SearchVand Seizure 

r ' a. I, W. W.______^ 

;: . b^ International Bible Stud^'^Ass'n""'"/: 
- :; c. All. Qthers_. _-^_-________ '" 

I v. Conscientious Objectors in Prison uhaer : 
I Court Martiail Sentence_— ____:_;.L____^ : 

VI. Mi«ell«,eous Cases of Diwrtissal from the 

Pubhc _Servioe for Alleged Anti.war Views i 
or Activities- _ 



:s is given on page 49-' 



"ir attention 
s;hed state- 

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'^ ^^^"T^'^^^ convictions obtain^;"^' ^'"^"''^^ °^ 
tain^'i^S^^1S:S;;S¥^^^-?-y^ar 1918 con- 

an^ including JunStS;'?5r^?^^||S£?ir*"^''" - ^ 

988 prosecutions instituted: 363 cases hive «sr^ 

tionsr57 prosecutions terminated with acqnSt 

been, dismissed or i dropped., On June 30tr' 19 

496 cases pending.. Iri connection with Se^ ffe^^r 

be borne in mind that they reprSenf^lfeJ^?' 

In many cases more th.n';n/Sn IgvSif ' ^^i 

cutions terminated < s mc^e Tune 30tH Ii,tt >,I, ^• 

dividual defendants con^ctS^ll'ife^^v^" 

declined to furnish us with furthei^fiSSd^ c^C^^^r -" 

a list of pensofls, indicted or convictS ^^^^ "' 

Flares made public op Juae 8th, 1918, mdickte 
the act making threats against the PresideAt^^^n^T^i^ll^e, 



al of 60 persons 1 prosecuted, of whom 

^d guilty, 2 were dismissed, 12 convicted, and 2 acquitted^al 
^^ireSty-one cases were ^hen pending. . '^he 

As compared with these figures the cases under the Es- 
pionage Act inl the Bureau's list cover about 22% of the total, 
only a handfulof the pending cases having been brought to our 
attention. ■ „ 

I. MOB VIOLENCE 

Including all reported cases of violence to the person by groups 
nf citizens acting without authority of law. It is significant that in 
only two cases (Robert P. Prager and the Bisbee I. W. W. Deportation) 
;^ho were the mob leaders prosecutors. 

1.' For Alleged Personal Disloyalty, 
a. General Cases. 

,. 4/8/17. Baltimpre, Md.— Peace meeting addressed by David 
Starr Jordan attacked by mob. 

'■ — New York City.— During the summer of 1917 many 

meeting of thfc Socialist Party and the Friends of Irish Freedom 
were broken up by soldier mobs. 

i 7/2/17. Boston, Mass^Peace parade of Sociahst Party 
broken up- and headquarters wrecked by mob of soldiers and 
sailors. " ■ ■ , 

8/23/17. York, S. C-r-Rev. W. T. Suns, negro preacher, 
lynched for alleged opposition to the draft. 

9/9/17;. Milwaukee, Wis.— Several Italians shot in street 
riot after'a loyalty meeting. , ^. . . „ .^ . 

10/2/17. Pasadena, Cal^Conference of Christian Pacifists 
broken up by -mob of Home Quards. 

10/18/17.New'York, N. Y.— Two meeting of Columbia stu- 
dents to protest against the expulsion of Professors Cattell and 
Dana .broken up by mob of Naval Reserves. 

10/30/17. Newport, Ky.— Rev. Herbert S. Bigdow, a pro- *^ 



11/18/17. . _ „ ^ 

side wrecked by mob of Italians because proprietor was alleged 



12/4/17. Hugo, Colo. — Henry Dutsch, tarred and feathered 



Emmett Obum beaten for neglect 



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1 9 /oc: /I -7 « ■ '^y mob_of citizens for allee-ed disloyal remarks ' 

whipped to ' 

negKen^^S^^Jj^^f ,A.^,S|>'f and F«d T«.J 



him for disloyal remarks 
Rempfer, deported after 



•s>-ii uisioyaity. 
Severino Oberden, 



lawyer, 




k/2/l8. Lasall6, 111. — Dr. J. C. Bienneman ducked in canal 
aira ordered out of town after being forced to kiss the flag. The 
stores ofHenry Mueller and Regas Bros', were painted yellow. 



feathered for alleged refusal to contribute to Red Cross. 

4/3/18. Sioux Falls, S. D.— Windows of -the Deutscher Her- 
old, edited by Conrad Kornmann, painted yellow by mob. 

4/4/18. Sulphur, Okla.—H. C. Capers, 72 years old, head 
shaved by crowd of 'men awaiting draft call, for alleged pro- 
Germanism. 



Pettigrew painted yellow by mob. , 

4/5/18. Collinsville, 111.— Robert P. Prager, lynched by mob 
because of alleged pro-German utterances. Mob leaders tried 
and acquitted. 

4/6/18. JeflFerson City, Mo.^ — Fritz Monal whipped and 
forced to kiss the flag. 



tar and feathers. unven out of town by threat of 

""n with iron 



" Bohemian, 



'•'SE^°^"'°L^r '-^•'-^-. ta-^ an. 
ano'd^lTif „„fSrf'^ **-F'"k 0>«.I.„ tarred, l.„,ered 

to kiss the flag Li .LowaSto j?r^°' J°'"«' ^"^ 
iJh'kily'tf'' ^'"-'^E- A. ScM™^, ,a„ed and 



Home Guards- broke up Socialist 
rally. > ,;a.t..,:-^ 

4/8/18. West Salisbury, Pa. Charles Klinge beaten, made 
to walk along the street with a dog chain around his neck, forced 
to kiss, the flag and ducked for alleged disloyal remarks. 

4/9/18. Monroe, N. Y.— A. C Richter, beaten until uncon- 
scious -for. remarJks opposing the draft. 

4/10/18. Elk City, Okla.— Rev. Wm. M. Hicks, tarred and 
feathered for promoting World Peace League. 

4/11/18. Ashland, Wis.— ^dolph Anton, tarred and feathered 
for alleged pro-Germanism. 

4/11/18. Salt Lake City, Utah.— Wm. Prisse, thrown into a 
dough bin and nearly smothered for alleged pro-German re- 
™irks. . ' 

4/12/18. OnSaha, Neb.— Mrs. Margaret Selby, beaten by 
Lithuanian women for alleged insult to the flag. 

4/12/18. Muskogee, Okla.— James Holt ^tarred and feathered 
for refusal to buy liberty bonds. 

4/13/18. Santa Fe,.N. M.— John M. Birkner, tarred and 

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loyalty. 

.,4/13/18. Medford, Ore. — George Maynard, member Inter- 
national Bible Students' Assn., iron cross painted on body, driven 
from town. Rev. E. P. Taliaferro driven out. 



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- disloyal remarks." \ 



fally ' "'"*"' '" P^'i'iP"' in a liberty „.„ 

madftrSss'Jft* 0-T-en». tarred a„tf feathered and 

.eag|L|?|l- p,Sf^-io-U.; tarred a„d, 

/I /1 /- /I r» t*^ « -*. - _ • . 



marks. -''*^ "' Liberty" for alleged disloyal re- 

m„^fl^i;'tork"'^''irfbv%Tl^" •'• =•*-*».. "Obbed by 300 

.arid'^/„'d%errbT^<fToV!r„71*-,t,«^^^^^ 

had bought $5,000 worth. ^ J-iperty Bonds, though he 

A /I r\ /t n ' ^t ««• >«■ 



on the farm of August Lieske p 

bonds. "tie p_ -j,^.xwwiur; 

4/20/18. ^Berkeley, Cal—Ten, 

4/'7a/[« '^r^;' '" the baptismal tLk '" ^""""^ ^'''^*' ^"^ 
4/2(^18. El Centre, Cal.-J. E, Morgan, ; 

at a]VI<?o.ney meetmg, kidnaped and run out , 
Jlo. V ^^-'^^"ed citizens' committee. 

feathered for alleged se 

man of 90 years, forced takis^s 'the fla^ ^^'^ '"'"''■ ^ "^^d-ridden 

^^"S ?if '^eKrfe --- ^„ Greek. 
4/22/18. Pendleton, Ore.-^liffordT.Metz, attacked by mob 



Neg-ro was hired to lash his back. 

4/25/18- Bessemer, Ala.— J. Will McNabb, handcuffed to a 
nost for three hours for alleged disloyalty. 

4/26/18. New Bruswick, N- J.— S. H. Chovenson, Rutgers 

■ student, secretary Socialist local, covered with molasses and 

feathers by a mob of business men for refusal to buy a bond and 

to aid. the Red' Cross. , , j j 

4/27/18. Pittsburg. Pa.— Unknown foreigner, tarred and 
feathered for making remarks against the Liberty Loan. 



4/27/18. Excelsior Spring, Mo.— Otto Scharf and Rudolph 
Gustoft, painted yellow and forced to kiss the flag by mob. 

4/30/18. Walnut Ridge, Ark.— Charles Franke, E. J. French, 
W. B. Duncan and C. B. Griffen, taken from jail and tarred and 
feathered for selling "The Kingdom News," a periodical of the 
International Bible Students' Assn. 

4/30/18. Robinson, Pa. — Albert Phillips, tarred and feath- 
ered by Austrians for refusal to buy bonds and support Y. M. C. 

A. and Red Cross. , , , i , 

5/2/18. San Jose, Cal.— George Koetzer, tarred, featherfed 

and tied to a cannon in a public park by "Knights of Liberty" 

for alleged disloyal remarks. '^ , 

5/2/18. Richmond, Cal.— Guido Poenisch, tarred and feath- 
ered by masked "Knights of Liberty" for alleged disloyalty. 

5/2/18. San Jose, Cal.— H. Steinmolz hanged until uncon- 
scious, tied to a tree and later taken away in an auto by "Knights 
of Liberty" for alleged disloyalty. r «« w u i 

5/6/18.— Birmingham, Alabama.— The home of M. V. Male 
dynamited for refusal to cease activities as A. F. of L. organizer. 

5/7/18. Avoca, Pennsylvania.— Barney Walukus strung up 
thirty feet from the ground and a fire hose played on him by 
fellow employes for refusing to buy a bond. 

5/7/18. San Rafael, Cal.— Henry Zang, an alleged pro-Ger- 
man, kidnapped, his hair was clipped in the shape of a cross and 
he was tied to a tree in front of the courthouse. 

5/8/18. > Klamath Falls, Mont.— J. W. Tyrrel driven out of 
town for alleged disloyalty. ^ 

5/10/18 Henrietta, Oklahoma— Chris Wagoner taken from 
Jail, painted, a bright red and given 20 lashes for alleged dis- 
loyalty. 



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4 f /!?■ Silencer, S. D^Hart Duxbury tarred E id feathA 
feav7j"Sf^ to btiy Liberty Bonds or contribute to the Red Crl^nd 

V23/18. SeatUe, Wast-Joe Polaris tarred and feathS. 
d placed on interurban trolley clad only in a eurtnysack fn! 
_-ged seditious remarks. gunnysacK t^, 

5/23/18 St. Paul, Minn^-Gu, Tummersclieit bbunH 
rffed several hiinHr*.H f^^f ,„^ *;^a *„ _ !^r,'^"® , °?"nd, 



ty Bonds. 
\ 5/27/18. New York, N. Y. ' 

. ipob for alleged remark that 
the war " — *" — -^--'"""j' wuum wm 

irred' and 
saving stamps. " ' -- -^-e,^^. .v-^ucai lu buy war 

' ^'?:.i^»^°}^' .P^rr^lT' ""•*' • "^-U- "S. deputy 

thered for aUpo-f^A c»^;+; .:..-. cpui.y 



7/23/18 v; I, k' "" »2"*"'^^i*^ *° war activities'. 
for^'ig/JLisbydt"^' M.,s.-Dave Cook tarred and feathered 

^ea5S|orpS5S,^Sr°r- ''• ^' ^^'^^ ^-d and 

fe.5;^icS:et^'^t;?rha:^'"v°T" *^^^^^ -^ 



"•-f^ °. •;'"- ?««> front of hi, house: ^'^^ 



• Hol^man, Louis Becker 

. -"itte.-^?^^— If o?SefS^^^" °^ ^'"^^^^^ 
.. Brawley, Cal.-James Ross dragged behind - 
Sv'r "'i^K^^ ^"^ feathered supposedly for refus 

b. Mob VioIenc^Forced by Mobs, to Kiss the FW 
^'^?S/!^ P'-«'-ff.Ark.-Geor«e Carlisle. ^ 



2/28/18. Connellsvi^le, Kf-ToBySenk;, ', 

green by the mob. '^ ^enkis, also painted 



2/28/18 Trenton^,^ J.— Eliz. and Margaret Paine. 

3/3/18. Boston, Mass. — Unknown young man. ' 

3/28/18. Lewistown, Mont.— Edward Foster. 

3/28/18. Brooklyn, N. Y.— Harry Meyer. 

4/2/18 Canton, 0.—Wm. Zerbe. 

4/2/18. Fremont, O^Fred K. Bollman, Fred Kolbe. 

4/4/18. Athens, 111.— John W. Rynders. 

4/8/18. Reno, Nev.— W. Merriman. 

4/9/18. Lincohi, Neb.— C. H. Peter. 

4/17/18. Portchester, N. Y.— Louis Dudas. 

4/^8/18. Van Houten, N. M.— Constantinus Koch. 

4/27/18. Anaconda, Mont.— H. C. Lind. 

,4/29/18. Cleveland, O. — German musician, name unknown. 

5/1/18. Camden, N. J.— Harry A. Fay. 

5/15/18. Fremont, Neb.— Frank Somejkal. 

5/28/18 Paterson, N. J.— George R. Rem. 

6/3/18. WiUiamsport, Pa— Peter SmabeL 

7/18/18. Cincinnati, O.— ^Unknown man. 

7/^/18 Indianapolis, Ind.— Charles C. Hickman. 

2. Industrial Causes 

Involving primarily the I. W. W. 

7/10/17. Jerome, Ariz. — Seventy miners loaded into cattle 
cars and sent into California by gunmen of the United Verde, 
Copper Co. - 

7/12/17. Bisbee, Ariz.— Over 1,000 miners "forcibly deported 



of Bisbee. were subsequently indicted but the indictments were' 
: later dismissed without trial. 

7/23/17. Aberdeen, S. D— G. J. Bourg, I. W. W. organizer. 



, . ■ ■ J"-"> *"-<.'-i iJUl IIILU aii dULU Willi \^I11C1 UI 

police and two others, taken outside of town where mob of 
business men beat him with clubs while he was held face to the 
ground. 



.rd I. W. W. hanged by masked mobfllntil dead. 
8/11/17. Oakland, Cal.-I. W. W. headquarters wrecked by 
mob of soldiers. 

8/22/17. Duluth, Minn.— I. W. W. hall wrecked by mob of 
soldiers. 

8/29/17. Franklin, N. J.— John AviUa, I. W. W. organizer, 
taken in an auto to the woods and hung to a tree by Chief of 
Police and mob of business rnen. Cut down when unconscious. 



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10/4/17. Stuttgart, Ark.— Luck 



I; "in the name oi 

P^Yi;|8P;ff "t^trvevafter mock hearing in the c':>uTio?s'e°'"- 

Industrial Worker-and-^S'c^ pS^^^.^S;^ ^ ' 
- HoSpe^;3'.^;r^ ^ W. W. memhe, 

KS " ' ' ''^"d 

and'g^herel"^' «'"'^"-"B- »•,«,. Sec'y I. W. W.. tarrej 
4^P™ ia^irSo^Sr-"- *• ■■"^ '• ^- W. organic,-, 



tarred and feathered. 



Involving' 



3. Political Causes. 






League attorney, driven out of town. 

3/8/18. Kenybn, Minn.-^eorge Breidel, N.-P. League or- 
ganizer, dragged from a mking picture shovi^ and put on an 
outgoing train. ^ 

3/23/18. Rock Creek, Minn.— Office of Madelia News, a 
Leagup newspaper, painted yellow by a mob. 

4/— /18. New Prague, Minn.— Wm. Wright painted yellow 
by mob for League activity. , 

4/4/18. Mineola, Texas.— Several organizers of Non-Parti- 
san League badly beaten and driven out of town.' 

4/26/18. Winlock, Wash.— Alfred Knutson and W. R. Ed- 
wards, organizers for the Non-Partisan League^ tarred and 
driven out of town. ' • 

4/28/18. Dod^e Center, Minn.— Organizers of the League 



out of Toledo, near Winlock, second time. 

4/29/18. Sultan, Wash.— Joseph O. Golden, Non-Partisan 
League organizer, seized and taken in an auto by young thugs, 
tarred, feathered and beaten with a revolver. 

4/30/18. Red, Wing, Minn— Chief witness in the trial of a 
League organizet driven out of town at point of guns by a mob. 



on^League parade. 

V— /18. Rock County, Minn. — Two farmers that would not 
renbijince League membership driven out of the county. Office 
of a paper friendly to the League boarded up and editor driven -^ 
out 6f the county. One of the deported farmers, John Meents, 
tarred and feathered upon his return. 

6/— /18. Rock County, Minn.— Houses and stores of League 
supporters painted yellow by mob. , --, 



them. 

. 1/19/18. 

League or- 



Partisan 



JVon-Partisan League representa- 

1 by mob while arranging for a 



meeting. ~ ^ ^^^ic *ii ranging tor a 

depoS'£ ^r'*'"-^- «'• B*"- and R R H™i„o. 



-.1 the wmdow. . 

6/11/18; Anoka, Minn.— A parade of 1,500 League sympa- ,,, 
thizers broken up by a mob. Many women and children, as well 
as men, beaten. 

6/22/18. BeUe Fourche, S. D.— W. W. Callen, Non-Partisan 
League organizer, kidnapped by home guards and taken to an- 
other town. 



>2d4_. 



^!^W 



II. CRIMINAL PftOSECmlONS, -^^ 

n 1 i* ^»P>°"«8« Act and Treason Cases. , 

(Including also cases under act in relation to threats 
against the President.) ' 

a. Convictions. 

" ' ■ -,,!■■' (^) for Statements in Private Conversation 

or Correspondence 

t\1.^/.\^^1^ ?e,*««' W">-Louise Olivereiu, Socialist and 



•iterference with the draft. 



-.r, 1 y.',r and jCoS:"'"""-^'^" ""•"• '^ W- W. organ'. 
-li^lfiL/S.r.S&Sr*™*™'" «-d $300 fo, 

Wm H^i ^?*=??"^ Wash.-J. B. Phelan, Leonard Foster 

I W W^*^"' ^' ^- ^^^ ^"^y^ F- A. Martin anfp M^uT' 

1. W. W. s, fiv^ years for allpo-^H h;cT^,.o1 ,„ i~^ , ™""«»^ 

versation. Reversed on at 

,. 2/24/18. Van Meter. la-l^Abe^Mo;; 

tion that he buy $1,000 wortfi of Liberty ] 



w'w/K ^^' "• "r"""'"" "•"I™ "Xi """k Odder 

WiSon. ■ ''° >""' '" threatening the life of Prl^SS 

da/&f<f-3^S„^-s;;^r'' '"'■™^- °- -- -<• - 

a.4i'l'.Sitifn'; J'-S'r'k^-^- "" ^'-' «-" ««> for 



lus utterances, "v 

l.I 1 r , . 



juyai remarks. • -" -- j-"'-^ i<- 

, ^/-/18. Elizabeth, W. Va.-H. E. Kirchner ' 



' 'J/18. Sioux Fku-opJ. D^Henry Homan fined $1^000 foi V 



4/18/18.— Lincoln, Neb.— «ev. H. M. Hendricksen, convicted 



ot ODSirucilllg icciuiLHig duuKiiiisLiiii^iii.. 

4/18/18. Pendleton, Ore.VWni. Isensee, fined $500, sen- 
tenced to 30 days for alleged disloyal remarks to bond-selling 
comjnittee. ^^,^ 

5/2/18. Dubuque, la.— Bernard Stenzel, 18 months and $300 
for alleged seditious utterances. ^ 

5/3/18. Milwaukee, Wis.— Erwin Schwaer, .18 months for 
alleged remark "President Wilson would be shot within a 
month." 

5/4/18. Sioiix Falls, S. D. — Conrad Kommann, 10 years and 
$1 000 fine for opposing the Liberty Loan in a letter to a friend. ) 
' 5/4/18. Sioux FaUs, S. D.-^ohn H. Wolf, 5 years and $1,000/ 
fine for alleged seditious utterances. 

5/6/18. San Juan, P. R.-rGerard Liebisch, 4 years on a 
charge of advising drafted men to surrender to the enemy. 

5/7/18. St. Louis, Mo.— Frank Strand, convicted of obsruct- 
ing recruiting and enlistment by threatening to kill an Austrian 
who wanted to enlist. 

5/7/18. Charleston, S. C— J6hn Turner, one year and fined 
00 and costs for alleged seditious utterances. 



tence postponed, for alleged seditious utterances. 

5/9/18, Rock Island, 111.— Lee Lang, Socialist, 2 years for 
violation of the Espionage Act. , r ,. j 

5/9/18. Peoria, 111.— Daniel Mahoney, 18 months for alleged 
seditious remarks. 



bllUL. 11 

5/16/18. Aberdeen, S. D.— John Bosses, 2 years and 6 
months for threatening the life of the President. / 

5/16/18. Aberdeen, S. D.— Walter Heynacher, 5 years for/ 
alleged draft obstruction. 

5/16/18. Aberdeen, S. D.— Sam Jatiobs, 18 months for al- 
leged seditious remarks. 

5/16/18. Aberdeen, S. D.— John Fetters, 1 ye^ and a day 
for alleged seditious utterances. "%v 

5/16/18. Aberdeen. S. D.— Edwin S. Reitz, 5 years ztCA $1,000 
fine for alleged statements tending to obstruct the draft. 

5/17/18. Chicago,' lU.— ^(bu Eliason, convicted of alleged 
seditious utterances. ^^ 







:>v 



>■,.. 



^^I^ 



' iJ^^ib "^•*'''^' P«'^^^Hi--ri;^«rtz/9 months ' 

-tged seditious utterances. ■ ^d, 

days^L^d^lrsn^?rT"*°l^i-T^^"- C. C. Stemler, Socialist, , 
'^l/oi /,f^^/°'' ^"^8^^^ s^^'t'ous remarks. ( ''^ 

^5/24/18. New Haven, Conn—Gebrge Kowalskv nnp i« 

^"d.^dayfor^alleged seditious remarks. "^°^"'»'*y' °"^ ^^ar 

sedft^S^'feJ"?"™""^ •'•^•'" ''°"- »^'^» 'or alleged 
5/28/18. New Brit 



-usitania." ^ " ^ ^^ "fiint to sink tht 

sed&reJr;?:"' A™-*"- H<.».1<». 3 „,„„,hs for alleged 
.ed!i^r«.Sref' "^ ""*'*-^ M-*'. ^ y«rs for alleged 



man's 



wa^Tnd thT?,""^" ''^"* he wks a fool to figh. „. .„. 
fiM/lsV'^''^ "^.^^^^^ft i" ^he Red Cross. 



erature. ^"" ""*"' ^^^'■' ''"^ ^^°°' *°'" Possessing, seditious'.lit-' 

tious'^l^eranles""' ''""-''• ''• ^fode, 2 years for" alleged sedi- 
all^ilitS:?;S.LJ:-^"-- "• ^-•--' ^ -- ^or 
sedSSii^ttS;^"' '^^•T^- ^'"•"-'*' -"-<^ted ot alleged 
sed^it'uttSrS'"' ^-W'M^" ««««>. 15 years for alleged 

lege^?e^Lu?;:f S;°---^'-"' ^- '^°^'-' '^ 3^-" ^or al- 
6/27/18. Sacrame ------ 

.'+0 days and $10 fine 

6/27/lR P^>*i j^'a"""*^^" seairious utterances. * 



Loggers and Lumbermen and to join th^ 
I W. W. if they wanted Vesults. 

6/30/18. Sacramento, Gal.— Carl Schilter, Zj^ years and $20C^, 
for alleged seditious remarks. ^gf0^'' 

7/4/18. Tucson, Ariz. — Curt von Einem, convicted on five 
counts for alleged seditious remarks. 

7/15/18. Tonopah, Nev.T-Al Shidler, Socialist, 2 years and 
$100 fine for alleged seditious utterances. 

7/1718. Detroit, Mich.— Frank Monparler, 18 months for al- 
leged seditious remarks. 

7/10/18. Columbus, O.— A. F. W. Benzin, 4i^ years for al- 
leged seditious remarks. 

7/20/18. Los Angeles^ Cal.— L. N. Legendre, 2 year's for sayf 
ing, "This is a war fostered by Morgan and the rich." 

7/18/18. New York, N. Y.— Arthur Roth, 5 years for alleged 
seditious statements in an intercepted letter to a friend, j 

7/24/18. Detroit, Mich.— Win. Powell, 20 years and $10,000 
for alleged remarks to the efiEect that the government wa3 a lie 
throughout, that German barbarities were only fiction, that the 
Germans were right in sinking the Lusitania, that Germany 
would wipe the Allies off the earth in three years. 

7/28/18. Cincinnati, O.— Fred Bisdorf, convicted of alleged 
pro-German utterances. 

8/7/18. Cincinnati, O. — Clark Dickson, convicted on three 
counts for alleged seditious remarks. 

8/8/18. Detroit, Mich.— Anthony C. Stopa and Albert Fei- 
ron, 20 years and $10,000 each for alleged seditious utterances. 

8/8/18. Newark, N. J.— Charles Ohlsen, convicted of alleged 
seditious utterances^ 

8/13/1^. Taconia, Wash. — W. H! Kaufman, single taxer and" 
grange leader, 5 years for the alleged remarks, "Liberty bonds 
are a disgrace to America" and "America was buncoed into the 
war by munition makers." 

8/17/18. Cleveland, O.— Fred J, Saal, 10 years for alleged 
seditious utterances. 

9/— /18. Enid, Okla.— F. M. Darby, 3 months and $300 fine 
for alleged seditious utterances. 

9/ — /18. Cincinnati, O. — C. B. Schoberg, convicted of alleged 
seditious utterances. , 

9/2/18. Minneapolis, Minn. — John C. Seebach, 18 months 
and $3,000 for alleged remarks tending to discourage enlistment.i 

9/6/18. Cincinnati, O. — ^^Henry Feltman, convicted of alleged 
seditious utterances. J. C. Masten pleaded guilty to same charge. 

9/7/1%. Cincinnati, O.— J, Henry Kruse, convicted of alleged 
seditious utterances. 

9/18/18. Syracuse, N. Y.— John A. Tolishus, 1 year and 3 






t' ^ "-:■ 

•S '— ■"■ 









^ireats against the President. '^ •*' ^ ^^'^ ^'^^^^ 

' dis.o^'1{f ''-'■•"•°*0"--n«»0°~OI«», 2 years for allege, 
; Hgeil{L%g"* -"^-R- W. M. Hick.;^ .ears £or ... 

■'; s.d?°^^JLa~T"*' "• •''-«■«« Stria.. 3 months (or alleged 



tion of the Espionap-e Act 



convicted of viola- 



of t'lf/'E4'£nafe aT '^'^^" "^ «""vic.ed of violation 
legid-'sSus „,t?nce; ''-"" "~""' ^ ■"-'"^ 'or al- 
for'aiCsed^S'-reSs'^ ""''"■■"='': »2'"» -i costs 

1 pro- 

(2) Convictions fo|r Statements in PubUc 
Addresses or Public Print. j 



( 




10/4/17. 



ex-British 



w/dier' and radical, 20 years for a speech on conscription and thi 
^r. Went insane and died in jail. 

10/22/17. Trenton, N. J.— Frederick Krafft, former Socialist 
candidate for Governor, 5 yearsstf^ $1,000 for criticism of con-^ 
scription in a street corner speech. / 

10/26/17. Mankato, Minn.— A. L» Sugarman,/ State Secre- 
tary Socialist Parfy, 3 years for a speech about conscrpition. 

10/31/17. St. Louis, Mo,— Thomas Cornell, Socialist, 2 years/ 
for a speech calculated to interfere with rec-aiting. 

12/1/17. San Juan, P. R.— Vincente Ba^oas Capo, 8 years and 



Ricans w^ho had declined United States- citizenship. / . \ 

12/18/17. Fargo, N. D.— Kate Richards O'Hare, 5 years for 
"discouraging enlistments." See pamphlet published by N. C. L/ 
B. Appealed, U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. . ' 

3/8/18. St. Louis, Mo.— A. H. Steinbeck, editor of "Republi- 
can Headlight," fined $200 for an alleged seditious editorial 

4/5/18. Marinette, Wis.- Rev. C. H. Auerswald, fined $100 
and costs for seditious utterances. 

4/19/1&. Minneapolis, Minn. — J. O. Bentall, Socialist candi- 
date for Governor, and J. A. Peterson, candidate for Republican 
nomination for United States Senate, sentenced to 5 and 4 years, 
respectively, for speeches and articles during their campaign 'V 
activities. ■ 

4/30/18. Los Angeles, Cal,— Robert Goldstein, 10 years and 
$5,000 for producing film "Spirit of '76" disparaging the British ^ 
Government. 

' 4/30/18. Kansas City, Mo.— Carl Glesser, 5 years for pub- / 
lishing alleged sedil^jous articles in the Missouri Staats Zeitung. y 

5/4/18. Minneapolis, Minn. — E. A. Engelin, 5 years for al- 
leged attempt to incite mutiny and obstruct enlistments in a 
speech. -^ 

5/9/18. Peoria, 111.— C. H. Kamann, 3 years and $5,000 fc 
making alleged seditious remarks to children in his history cl? 

5/13/18. Greenville, S. C— W. P. Beard, 1 year and $500 
alleged seditious statements in his paper, "The Scimitar." 

6/1/18, Kansas City, Mo.— Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, 
cialist, lb years for lyriting a signed ^communication to 
Kansas City Stari about a speech delivered by her on the g 
ernment and profiteering.' 

6/6/18. Oklahoma Qty, Okla.— OrviUe C. Enfield, Socia 
20 years and $500 for alleged seditious utterances. 

6/10/18. Boston, Mass.— John J. Ballam, Socialist," 1 year 
saying in effect that working men should not go to war beca 
they would be required to kill other workingmen in diffei, 
uniforms. 






'GH. Fisher. C. H. \V^d2HheS:hmT''' ^i ^- ^""^^i^^ 

and distribution of "The Finished MysefrS'for^tf,^"^"'^^^, 
rl i':^ l"^^'-"''^ti°"-l Bible Student^ AZ.,V.f.?' *;?? ^^^^t'^jties 



ived 10 years: ""^ ^""^'"^ investigation; on ., 

6/28/18 Cleveland O— A 1 Hit u i c . 

-er of the SocilS P^Vf; 'r^t'^^J.^^C^^^^^ orga.f 

ments in a speech. ^ *°' alleged seditious slate- 

. Amish 
buying- 



leged statement n,„„, ,. 



. two years for al- 
lat the army was 



in. a s' 



sditious remarks. 
• ^' C. Matthey, convicted of 
tHace in wilfully obs*--"-^---'- 






uva, o montVic f„_ 1 <• . . • 



■ "^" ^^'•^yj>, uusiness m 
.' -^^^l^^ths for publish.- 



alle£:^fi'™fn editorials. - ^- . ...„ ,^ 

20 




;;S^ for alleged seditious articles i. a^G^;^:!;;^^ ;^; 

l^adisoii, Wi8.-.Loui» B. Nagler convict 

ments against the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A.„etc. " 

(3) (Convictions for Distributing Literature. 

unfair administration of the draft r—-- ' 
{]. S. Supreme Coiu-t upon filing of r 
attorney general and ^ses remande 

SecieSJfseS^cf5^.?;^J^5i^1 '^^^^ ?°^-^*^- 
petition for the repeal tf "Ihe drat- Sw r ^"'"..'^"■^"l^ting a 

fy. United States In^J^L^"^]^- ^^T:\:^^S: 
oic^or by the attorney general an'd case rLanded to low^r 

11/17/17. Albany, f ■"■ — 

.^°'\TAr'/,7°'' pu-,"5"/"i:^ leaflet 'The Price We Pay:'"—^"' 
i^^^i^'7. Ph.ladelph.a, Pa.-Charles T. Schenck and Dr 

p.nphletVeS:i:';^^.:^;;;gtf --P^-^y f- distributing 

.hat tbe war was brought on by Ge^rmaSy's'^br^^kLg Lf p ^ef 
• MV^-, ^** Monies, Io.wa.-D. T. Blodgett, 20 veais fm^l 
n-cu ati.ng leaflet opposing the re-election of Congressmen who 

.oted for conscription. , ^""t^icbbmen who 




Ik^. 



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conspiracy to obstruct recruiting and enlistment in publishii 
and distributing an alleged seditious article: j 

3/21/^8. Burlington, Vt.— Rev. C. H. Waldron, 15 years for 
distributing an alleged seditious article. 

5/6/18. San Juan, P. R. — Florencio Romero, 4 years for cir- 
culatiAg anti-draft literature and attempting to, form an anti- 
militarist league. 

5/28/18. Pittsburgh, Pa.— J. G. Shellenberger, 5 months for 
opposing Liberty Bonds and circulating a seditious pamphlet. 

6/6/18. Seattle, Wash.— Emil Herman, State Secretary, So, 
cialist party, 10 years for alleged obstruction of recruiting iij 
having printed and distributed circulars entitled, "Don't Be a Sol 
dier. Be a^Man," 

7/10/18. Seattle, Wash— Frank Shaffer, 2>4 years for al 
leged circulation of "The Finished Mystery.". 

7/11/18. Providence, R. I.— Emil Yanyar, Socialist, convict 
ed of conveying false information ^:ending to obstrucf recruitim 
and enlistment in distributing circulars stating that 10,000 me* 
in the state and 4,000 men in Providence had refused to register 

10/26/18. New York, N. Y.— Hyman Rozansky (turneij 
State's evidence), 3 years; Jacob Abrahms, Samuel Lippman aiiL 
Hyman Lachowsky, each 20 years and $1000 ; and'MoUie Steimet 
r5 years and $500 for publishing and circulating a revolutionan 
pamphlet denouncing intervention in Russia./ J. Schwarz, als 
indicted, died in prison before coming to trial 

2/19/19 New York, N. Y— American Socialist Society con 
victed under the ; Espionage Act for pubHshing Scott Nearing' 
'pamphlet, "The Great Madness." The same jury acquitte 
Nearing, although it was admitted that he wrote the pamphlet 

Brooklyn, N. Y. — Stephen Binder, convicted of\ preparing t( 
circulate a book of alleged seditious character. \ . 

(b) Indictments Found, Trial Pending or Result Unknown. 

11/— /17. Sioux Falls, S. D— Former U. S. Senator R. I 
Pettigrew, indicted under the Espionage'' Act^'or writing in oppo 
sition to war. 

11/— /1 7. St. Louis, Mo.— C. J. Henninger and A. Jablo^v 



war. 

11/24/17. New York, N. Y.— Jeremiah A. O'Leary, advocat 
of Irish freedom, and others, indicted for conspiracy, to violat 
the Espionage Act. 

12/^/17 Hilland, S. D.— Fred Fairchfld, indicted unde 
Espioiiage Act for stating in argument that he would refuse tf 
serve if drafted. l 



728/18. Kansas City, Kan. — ^Dr. Adolph Koerber, arreste. 
on indictment alleging seditiojujijjitterances. 

2/13/18. Johnson City,'*Kim.— WUl Martin, Socialist, in- 
dicted for seditious remarks. 

. 3/5/18. Fargo, N. D,-^. H. Wishek, indicted for alleged re. 
mark that "banks- having large holdings of Liberty Bonds are 
unsafe for people to keep their money in." > 

3/20/18. Wichita, KJan. — Henry M- Jchultz, indicted under 
Espionage Act for alleged sections utterances. 

4/1/18. Lincoln, Neb.— Rev. Hiltner, indicted for alleged re- '4 
mark "the German emperor is right. Might rhakes right. Amer- 
ica had no business entering the war;" 

4/3/18. Monroe, La. — Sarah Story, 76 years old, indicted for 
distributing "The Finished Mystery." Fred Gaebler indicted for 
alleged seditious utterances. 

4/10/18. Lincoln, Neb.— G. H. Sniidt, indicted for alleged 
seditious remarks. , • 

4/12/18. Syraiteuse, N. Y. — Oscar Oschner, Russellite, indict- 
ed under Espionage Act for selling "The Finished Mystery." • 

4/17/18. Cape Girardeau, Mo.— Rev. M. D. Collins, Rev. E. 
C. Shutt and'Wm. Wagner, .indicted for alleged disloyal utter- 
ances. 

4/23/18. Richmond, Ky. — ^David M. Meyers, indicted for al-. 
leged disloyalty and draft obstruction. 

4/28/18. Phoenix, Ariz.— Ed McNaUy, pleaded not guilty to 
indictment for alleged disloyal remarks. 

5/15/18. Los Angeles,' Cal. — Mrs. Clara Gutormse, indicted 
under Espionage %.ct for alleged hostile reception to Red Cross 
solicitor. 

16/26/18. Helena, Mont.— Ned Munley and Wm. Metzdorf, 

indicted for alleged seditious utterances. 

7/10/18. Cleveland, O.^J. S. Switensky, Wasil Sawczyn and ed 
Paul Ladan, I. W. W.'Sj editors of a Ukrainian paper, Robytnik, ,n 
indicted for publishing an article tending to interfere with the 
prosecution of the war. 

7/ — /18. Minneapolis, Minn. — Albert Steinhauser indicted 
for publishing extracts from German papers, most of which had 
been published in New York Times and passed by Press Cable 
Censor at New York. 

7/29/18. Seattle, Wash.— George Michel, Leon Rubio, T. A. 
Montgomery, M. M. Jones, S. M. Brandau and Walter Barrett, 
I. W. W.'s, indicted for .alleged seditious utterances. 

8/7/18. Cincinnati, O.— C. H. Wagner, C. B. Schoberg, J. H. 
Kruse, Henry Feltman ,Matt Felton, Herman Rawe, indicted for 
alleged seditious utterances. 



.ati- 




^ 



9/— /18. Wenatchee, Wash.— H. Witter, indicted for vioUj^h-vV 

tion of the Espionage Act. ■ 

9/24/18. New York, N. Y.— A, I. ShiplacofiF and John Reed, 

Socialists, indicted for alleged. disloyal language about the Army 
and Navy in opposition to intervention in Russia at a Socialist 
meeting on September 13, 1918. 

10/10/18. Fargo, N. D— Walter T. Mills, indicted foi" alleged 
seditious utterances in a Non-Partisan League speech. 

10/18/18. Salt Lake City, Utah.— Joe Rogers, secretary I. 
W. W. indicted ,on charg.e alleging circulation of incendiary 
literature calling for a general strike. 

10/26/18. Great Falls, Mont.— Mike Milosh, indicted under ' 
the Espionage Act. 

10/29/18. Milwaukee, Wis.— Victor Berger, E. T. Melms, I 
Oscar Mmeringer, Louis Arnold and Eliz. Thomas, all proitiinent 
Socialists, indicted under the Espionage Act. 

10/29/18. Milwaukee, Wis.— Alexander Klug, Chas. Engels, 
Ed Enders and A. H. Wernicke, indicted under the Espionage' 
Act for alleged seditious remarks. ' 

10/30/18. Milwaukee, Wis.-,John C. Kleist, Otto Pergande 
and Carl Schultz, indicted, for alleged seditious remarks. 

12/15/18. New Orleans, La.— T. C. Coats, indicted under Es- 
pionage Act, for alleged seditions letter. " 

(c) Acquittals and Disagreements in Espionage Act, 
Draft Act and Treason Cases. 

7/11/17. Baltimore, Md.— R.^E, Baker and J. M. Wilhide, 

Socialists^ acquitted of violation of Sectibn 3 of the Espionage 
Act in distributing "The Price We Pay" at a recruiting meeting. 

10/18/17. Grand Rapids, Mich.— Adblph Germer et alj.ac- . 
quitted on charge of conspiracy to violate the draft act in cir- ' 

culating "The Price We Pay," and the Socialist Party "Procla- 
mation and War Program." . . j 

1,10/25/17. Louisville, Ky.— Edmund Groeschl, acquitted of 
violation of Espionage Act in distributing Socialist Labor. Party ' 
leaflet about conscription. 

10/— /17. Bay City, Mich.— John Peterson, Sotialist, ac- 
quitted of violation of Espionage Act, for .wearing button in- 
scribed "Not a dollar, not a man for war." - 

1/27/18. Butte, Mont.— Ves Hall, acquitted of Violation of 
Espionage Act in cursing the President. 

2/9/18. Denver, Colo.— Orlando Hitt, acquitted of charge of . ' 
seditious utterances in private conversation. ' ' 

215 18. Brooklyn, N. . Y.— Paul Hennig, 'afcquitted of charge of 
treason for alleged tampering with torpedo[ gyroscope parts. 



- 2/21/18. Tacoma, Wash.- Frank BostflBfeS; acquitted ^ 
fation bf Espionage Act, in selling Wallace's book "Shangil . ^ 
in 1 the European War." ,giir-" , . , ' 

3/14/18. Indi-napohs, raH^lS Montenegrms acquitted by 
direction of judge, of conspiracy to' violate draft. 

3/19/18. Indianapolis, Ind. — Joseph Zimmerman, Socialist, 
acquitted of charge of violation of Espionage Act by seditious 
utterances in a public speech advocating the withdrawal of the 
United States from the war. 

3/23/18. Baltimore, Md.— Edw. Otis, Russian sailor, ac- 
quitted of charge of tampering with steering gear of ship. 

3/26/18. Philadelphia, Pa.— Adolph Werner and Martin Dar- 
kow, editors of Philadelphia "Tageblatt," acquitted on charge of 
treason, based on alleged pro-German editorials. 

4/_/18. Shreveport, La.— State Senator S. J. Harper, ac- 
quitted of wilfully interfering with military forces in distributing 

pamphlet. . , , 

4//18. Houston, Tex.— Charles Meitzen, acquitted on charge 

.of printing articles in violation of the Espionage Act. 

4/13/18. Kansas City, .Kan.— Eva Harding andl'several other 
Socialists acquitted of conspiracy to violate the Draft Act. 

5/24/18. . Los Angeles, Cal.— Joe Beayans, acquitted of vio- 
lation of Espionage Act in making alleged seditious remarks. 

5/24/18. Denver, Colo.— W. B. Tanner, acquitted on ten 
counts of violation of the Espionage Act in remarks made in vari- 
ous conversations. ' . 

6/11/18. Paterson, N. J.— H. J. RuBenstein, W. I. I. U. or- 
ganizer, acquitted on a charge of alleged seditious utterances. 

6/24/18. Wellington, Del.— Frank Stephens, single taxer, 
acquitted of violation of Espionage Law in making alleged sedi- 
tious remarks- to a Liberty 'Loan saleswoman. 

6/ — /18. Detroit, Mich. — Louis Jasick, acquitted on a 
charge qf threatening the president. 

7/6/18. St. Louis, Mo. — Dr. Chas. H. Weinsberg, acquitted 
of violation of Espionage Act in stateifients on the war situation 
made m newspaper interviews in St. Louis P^st Dispatch. 

7/13/18. Hartford, Con.— Herman Schurer, acquitted on 
charge of alleged seditious utterances. , 

7/24/18. Birmingham", Ala.— Pete Youngman, acquitted of 
violationof Espionage Act. 

7/26/18. Los Angeles, Cal.— E. K. Brooks, acquitted on 
charge of calling the flag "a dirty rag." 

7/28/18. Birmingham, Ala — Wm. A. Denson, prominent at- 
torney, acquitted of violation of the Espionage Act in making 
alleged seditious utterance 

10/5/18. New York, N. Y.— Max Eastman, Floyd Dell, C. 



^ii 



i-.-Jil Rogers, Arthur Young and John Reed ' 

.>./,the second titpe for publishing articles and \ ' 



Indictments later dismissed 

10/12/18. Jenera, O.— RevL John Gau«8 arnnJtt.H „f • . 
fering with the draft. I ™ *^""' acquitted of mter- 

11/13/18 St. Louis, Mo._H. C. Koenig, , 

ot alleged disloyal remarks about the Red Croo. l... 

and the president. ■ =» ,i-u( _._.„. 

tioiJ^^^^^oiiS'^^'^ ^^-^- "• ^^'^ ^'^^^' °^ vi.la- 
chaJi^{^ieg^;Sr?^;J-^-G- C- Weiss, acquitted on 

12/13/18. New Orleans, La.^Julius B. Gerdes 
•^^'■ff.?^]^"*:^? seditious remarks on his questSn„._ 

M,nn.--J. v. Free, Non-Partisan 



(2) Obstructing the Drift Act. 

men not to register 

for^L^!!;^;,^fe 51^^ CatteU. $500 and Ida, 

Waie„k^iht°*l''**"*^°•~S• ^- ^""^^^berg^C. Baker and A. 
wagenknecht, 1 year for mducmg men riot to ' recrister Sn 

^ m/i^'^lv*^^™^^ sentence l/fs/lS. " " ^"" 



reciting resistance to conscription. 

30 ^.^^^^\ 7^*^ ^•"•'^' ^- Y-C. R. Cheyney and L C^Fraina 

made^! '" n-^"' '^^"^Pi'^^^y to violate Draft Act, by^lfm^Ts' 
'"'^^ A", .^^'^''^..^^^^t'^^..^" conscientious objector's. YX.YeH 



spiracy for advising men not to register. 



or con- 



and Henry Howes, 6 months and costs for conspiracy'SL 
efraud the government by circulating literature opposed to 
he draft. 

1/15/18. New York, N. Y. Emma Go^v^man and Alexander 



to violate conscription act, upheld by U. S. Supreme Court. Same 
decision applies to L. Kramer and M. Becker, who refused to 
register on ground of unconstitutionality of Draft/Act 

1/1*7/10 OJWT • '^*. w^ .s 2_ 



violating draft law. Appealed. 

3/19/18. Seattle, Wash—Hulet M. Wells, Sam Sadler, Joe 
and Morris Pass, 2 years each for seditious conspiracy to ob- 
struct draft. _ ■ 

3/27/18. Springfield, 111.— Mr. and Mrs. Fadoo Meyers, 90 ^ 
days each for advising their sons not to register. 
I 5/28/18. Pittsburgh, Pa.-John Katkus, 10 days for an al- 
leged attempt to obstruct recruiting and enlisment. 

6/11/18. Philadelphia, Pa.— Harry Fadel, 1 year for< tearing/ 
lip his questionnaire. 7 

10/30/18. New York, N. Y.-Roger N. Baldwin, 1 year fqt ■ 
tefusjng to take physical examination. , / 

i°/}^/18 Mineola, L. I.-Alex M. Benecke, Pincus Stml 
and William Norocki, 1 year fbr refusal to. register. 

(3) Convictions Under State and Local Laws. 

^ 4/3/17. New York, N. Y— Stephen Kerr, , Socialist Labor 
Party member, 3 months for disorderly conduct in making a 
speech on Madison Square. A 

4/4/17. New York, N. Y.— Henry Jager, Socialist, 3 months \ 
for speaking m Madison Square. / 

u^y^'^ cM^^"^ York.— I. Meirowitz and Deutsch, Socialists, 
each ftned $10 in comiection with a meeting in Madison Squaref 

4/-19/17. New York, N. Y.-George L. Glison, Socialist, 6 
months for distributing an anti-war pamphlet 

5/19/17. New York, N, Y.— Harry Aurin, Socialist, fined $10" 
tor distributing anti-conscription circulars ^ 

7/12/17. New York, N. Y— Hyman Nemser and Meyer 
Leitzes, Socialists, each fined $10 for street sp'eaking and disr 
tributing Socialist leaflets, respectively 

8/24/17. New York, N. Y.-John Hehir, fined $15 on^ 
charge of trampling on the flag. 

,^cn¥^^/l''■ '**^..X°"'''' N- Y— Bertha Frazer, Socialist, fined 
■^iiV tor alleged seditious remark" in a street-corner speech 

8/31/17. New York, N. Y.— Hyman Levinson, Socialist, 30 



«r » 




iviorgan and Rockefeller. -.. /^i 

>r'° montl^^k- a^eged^^Imark; I^.^T^^''^''^^^^' Socialisti fi 
' speech. ^ ^^'^''^ ^8^^'nst conscription in a stre'i 

f"r disordi 
--.ed'of m£ 

St. K^{'£ aI;°(^'^3„'^™--An»n S B„„^ Sociaiis, of 
disorderly conduct. "'""""«'! attacking the war, constituting 

E. §Xt-rr<ii;:^^;;^;>|.,I^ W. W.. 2 years (orhaving 
- „ 10/12/17. S.„tle, W.,h OU ra '"U^'">*^S' on sale. * 

for. alleged re„,art? to "he SecftM^'p'^'^i ''-°'? «* »"<! 'OSts 



1/10/17. Atlanl 
and $600 for belonp-i 
state law. Prison sen 
. ,. 11/12/17. Duluth. 



I> 6 months 
', a violation, of a 



.Nearing fi„e5°J5li-i™ 

11/17/17. New 
:and20days.(or,he"ali? 



."earing fined ^Ai^.^i- ™«,o- -.. ...., ^. 

,_-,:jJ^".'CCir41iS:.'gr?i 

: ^^m ^'f'l ''"•■•'' Socialist 
,J>iUO and 1 year for "dis- 
r. 

o?^.Si°'?of':aSrSi^'^?'"^^^^^^^^^ 
Pacifist Conference "keprmStlM ~??'f '3" "^Ik flStl",? 
^"ll^'^^rsedbyAppelgrSn'tf"""''"'" "J- «. C. L.-B 
^^5/1/. Portland, Ore —J M r" i r^ 

■e.ed seditions ren,ar,.'. ^^^^L i ttdgtTe S^ ■- 

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German, 



,„0 Liberty Bonds and subscribed'$10o"to the Red Cross c '"'^ 
each; to the Y. M. C. A. and K. ofc the' 

12^ '17 Gra«. Valley, Cal.- Gu. Swift, 60 days for dis-'y 
curbing the peace by making seditious remarks 

12/28/17 San Francisco, Cal—Alexander k.>rr. Socialist, 6 

months tor disorderly conduct in connection with Scott Nearinff 

leetmg. s. 

', 6 months (sus- ' 

ling disrespectfully of the President. ' ^^^ '" ^^^^ 

1/2/18 Media, Pa.-M Logeda and Wm. Derman, Russian 
[Socialists, guilty under Civil War statute of inciting to riot re- 
sisting arrest and preachmg against the President and Congress. 

1/2/18. Bayonne, N. J.— John Seaford, 6 months on a charee 
of spitting on the flag. - & ^ 

1/11/18. Fairmont, Minn.— Walter Meyers, $20D for alleged 
remark that the United States never could whip the Kaiser and 
had no business sending troops or food to Europe. 

rers. Socialist, convicted 

. ,, , . --ition act for printing "We must 

make the world safe for democracy if we have to 'bean' the God- 
dess of Liberty todd it." 

1/20/18 Muskogee, Okla.— Fred Baker,. Socialist, convicted 
of making. derogatory remarks about his country 

\.^l{?^^'^h P''"«4«'P|'«' Pa.-Casper Oberstadt, 30 days and 
I $150 fine, Louis Abrjlhamson, Isadore Axelrod, Walter A. Ebbits 

and Solomon Bold, Socialists-, each 15 days and $150 fine for dis- 
tribution of anti-conscription leaflets. 

?/t/^^; T^""»'°"' Nev—Peter Slaugh, Socialist, $15 and 
costs for loud talking in connection with alleged seditious re- 

' marks. ■ . )_ 

2/8/18. Milwaukee, Wis.-Wilhelm L. Sixtus, fined $25 and - 
costs for disorderly conduct in rejoicing at the sinking of the 
Tuscania. '^ 

n ^/^V/t^-, Alexandria, Minn.— Carl A. Wold, editor of Park 
Region Echo," 3 months and $200 for seditious editorial. 

2/11/18. MUwaukee, Wis.— Fred Young, fine^l $25 and costs 
for alleged seditious remarks. 

2/12/18 Lakefieldi Minn — Joseph Gilbert, secretary Non- < 
Partisan League, 3 months on charge of unlawful assemblage. 

2/21/18. Bayonne, N. J.— Miss Rose Weiner, fined $50 for 
an alleged remark to the effect that she was glad the Tuscania 
was sunk and hoped that other transports meet a like fate. 

2/26/18. St. Paul, Minn.— A. C Townley and Jos. Gilbert, 
president and secretary of Non-Partisaii League, indicted for cir- 



SfeT^. 






filbert 




4/16/18. 



years tor the 



1^ 1 - . 



.3/13/18. NewYiricNY H 1 c- 



'"^di utrerances. -"..=waiu, fined $100 for dis 

3/28/18. Fresno, Cal --Fr«I M- j- 

'3/ir """'''"""' '^'"*''"8«'-',3G days for alleged 

sedi^tious utterances. ^— John Ferlan, 3 months for alleged 

-a^i^'^^^lf.pe^etry*'!!^^ Re*. ^ year for alleged re- 

. gets to the other side > Thp^. oZ 7 ''? drowned before Hp 

^ 3/30/18. Baltimore, Md^Henrv I L^"*^^ °f dirty bum^ 
--nths for alle^d sed;H.„3 "S^"^"*"' " °^"'^^ salEr,' 



^"'4^510 ''^^*'°"^ utterances '• ''^e"' ^ to 8 years 

^'''^^^'^^^-^'''"'^^-' 2 - 4 years 

: sedr4^,|^;Sr' ^- •'-^*»^- ^^^'. l year for alleged 

"^i^t^'^f^^'^ ^'^'^^"" '"'''''' ^ '"^^^°^ -"eged ' 
uJ^^^3:. Ne^ York. N. V-_H .> r...._ 



ys for al- 
,-^/^w/.ic5. mew York lu" V ' "li"" "" '^'''""ent. 

™'l/','i?,5' Lib^ty Loan ^~"">^ Sch-eider. 6 months for 



, , , Neb. — John Haaer, 20 years for alleged 

seditious remarks. 

4/18/18. Sedalia, Mo.— Fred Esser, 6 months for Alleged se- 
ditious remarks. 

4/20/18. Lewistown, Mont. — John Harrington, 2 to 4 yeafs 



4/29/18. Minneapolis, Minn. — Rev. August Doeppling fined 
$500 for alleged, seditious utterances. 

5/2/18. Monroe, La.— Miss Ronda M. Hendricks, $300 or 7 
6 months for alleged seditions remarks. 

5/7/18. Red Wingr, Minn.— N. S. Randall, Non- Partisan j 
League organizer, four months and $250 for alleged disloyal ^', 
utterances in public address. \ 

5/8/18. San Antonio, Te". — Conrad Kroschenski, 20 years j 
for alleged seditious remarks. 

5/9/18. Minneapolis, Minn. — P.' L. Bemhard, guilty of 
^harge-of hindering enlistments by telling a registrant to throw ■ 
his questionnaire in the stove. 

5/13/18. Red Wing, Minn.— Joseph Gilbert, secretary Non- 
partisan League, 1 year and $500 for alleged disloyal utterances 
in a speech made in August, 1917. 

5/15/18. Billings, Mont. — Herman Bausch, convicted of al- 

rgaret Davis, 1 year' for ~"' 
alleged seditious remarks. , 

, 5/15/18. Bayonne, N. J.— Theo. FedotofiF and A. O. Taichin, 

Socialists, 10 years each for alleged' seditious remarks made in ; 
addressing a meeting of Russian vvorkers for the purpose of . 
starting a school. 

5/15/18. Los Angeles, Cal. — J. H. Shintz, 3 months for dis- - ' 



5/16/18. Los Angeles, Cal.— Mrs. G. C. Hehry, $50 or 50 days 
for alleged seditious utterances. 

5/16/18. Port Jervis, N. Y.— ft. M. Lawson, 3 months for I 
alleged seditious remarks. 

5/18/18. Milwaukee, Wis.— Henry Brinkman, 1 year for al- / 
leged seditious utterances. 

5/19/18. San Francisco, Cal.— John von Bid, 60 days for al- 
leged seditious utteranc .. 

5/20/18. DUIon, Mont.— Albert Brooks, 7 to 15 years for 



k-V 



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uv^iaiiun or ! 

'. Smith's "Wa 

5/27/TS "fr.-.ri-'^'-^'*^- *'^marks. ^ ~ "^^'""'^O days and 

,-ysicaI „amiM,If ""° ^"^ "° ''«"™" » n., 

'' ^ months for distrib- 

'is for disturb- 
d Cross. 

'"^'^i^/'to'"^? ""emarks. — -^cCord, fined $218 for al- 

,,0/14/18. New York N* v' i i ^ 
%A/lf''T ""^'-P"^: ^-^««='''' Fabulich, Zrnonths for 
'"^!^ Pj:eS?^S;:'-P«*- Sch^Hbach. 3 to 10 years 

''^^^8 '^^j-^^'Wood^^' ^"^ "*-^^^^MiniSi/ woSd 
alleged 'remark"'T*hl* f-®!— Joseph 'E. Hanberir in A. r 

^"'g'""" "--a *"''-,r--*''~!^ Hen.r. 60 days for al- 

for laughmg at recruits , 

7/11/18. New York Mv'' "i i"" ^"""'clio. ■ -'- 



own a nag ana- an anii>-\jerman 
■ (jartoon. ^ ■ . . . ^'. 

7/22/18. Jamaica N. Y. — Peter Grimm, convicted for a)lu 
leffcd seditious remarks^ 

7/25/18. Middleton, N. Y Simon Engle, 30 days. for alleged 

the Americans would reach Berlin '' 

7/31/18. Mt. Vernon, N. Y.— Father E. W. Heinlein* $200 
and 2 months (suspended) for refusing to ring his church bells 
to celebrate an American victory. _ > 

7/31/18. Los Angjeles, Cal.— James A. Johnson, a Canadian 
fined $300 on a charge of disturbing the peace for the alleged . i 
remark that the American soldiers in France were there only 
to parade its streets and salute the flag. 

8/2/18. New York, N. Y.— Frank Gerney, 30 days for writing 
"Wilson, the beast of Washington" on a theatrical poster. 

8/7/18. Milwaukee, Wis.— Michael Legoth, 3 months fpr "* 
alleged disparaging remarks about the U. S. government. 

8/7/18. Milwaukee, Wis.— Charles Sauer, 9 months for al- 
leged disparaging remarks about the U. S. government. 

8/13/18. Troy, Mont.— Tom Murphy, fined $200 lb# alleged- > 
seditious remarks in violation of state sedition, act. 

8/24/18. Newburgh, N. Y.— Louis Hugot, fined $5 for dis- 
orderly conduct in making alleged seditious remarks. 

9/9/18 Pittsburgh, Pa.— Harry Bramler, George Bain, Mike 3 
Kronovitch, each fined $25 for alleged seditious utterances. i 

9/20/18. Minneapolis, Minn.— rE. F. C. Ebeling, convicted 
of teaching and advocating that citizens should not assist in the 
prosecution of the war. 

. 9/23/18. Norfolk, Neb.— D. M. Carr, 10 days and $250 fine „ 
for violation of the Espionage law. 

, /23/18. Not-folk, Neb.— Mack Denny, 30 days for alleged 
s,e'ditious utterances. 

9/23/18. Norfolk, Neb.— Frank Hockbarth, 4 months for 
violation of Espionage law. . , 

9/26/18. New York, N. Y.— Bernard Clark, 6 months for al- 
leged seditious remarks. V 

10/2/18. Roselle, N. J.-^Sucszar Michaelvich, 90 days for al- %, 
leged seditious remarks about the Liberty Loan. 

10/2/18. New York, N, Y.— Samuel Nii^ition, 6 months for 
disorderly conduct in refusing to buy Liberty bonds. New trial 
ordered. 

10/22/18. Arlington, N. J.— Hugo Steidel, 3 months for al- 
leged seditious utterances. ^ . 

10/24/18. New York, N. Y.— Max Stenz and Simeon Irmont, 
each 6 months for allea :d seditious utterances. 




e'S^.'?'Y..T»*-''-if-r?r«dc.»»«r. 



, .-— ..^...,. . '««liered and keatio 

/legedf/^fiou^tr*? ''''-^°'" '^"•- '^-O ?203 for a,, 
' for&seS^atg- "• •'•-*•'» ■" «»?. «-^ ROOO 



C. W. Davis. C. H. rL A Tp'*"' r"*'"^"'^.*^ <^^Pty years 



nett, Don Sh^^ie^-TpT^ZT' /«;?*- Slovik. Cha,. b;„: 
berg, Ed. Hamilton. I R-i!i-°?!P'°"' •'°'™ Pancner, Sig. Sten- 

n years ; Wm. 



Lewis, 

five v- 



sentenced to 



^ vanous sections of, the Federal 
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^/31/18. ( . . 

picks, John D- Ford, Joe Garner, Simon Hendrickson, Thomas 
A. Jenkins, Carl Jacobs, Artell Lancaster, Walter Pasewalk, 
Oscar Swansoh, C. L. Smith, Jim Ward, George Adams, Henry 
Harris, Edward Hibbard, E. W. Latchem, Pat Monahan, Jolfii 
Nielsoh, John Parson, Tom Ross, Joe Ruby, Robert Weir, George 
Wiiiski, Walter Wolski, Joseph J. Ratti, WiUiam WiertoU in- 
dicted on four counts charging conspiracy under Section 37 of 
the Federal Penal Code. (These men were held in jail for al- 
most a 3^ear before an indictment was found against them.) 

9/24/18. Spokane, Wash.— W. E. Hall, Joseph Kennedy, 
John Jockson, A. S. Embree, Guy Chesley (alias J. D. King), 
Jim Murphy, John Grady, Bernard Murray, Robert Scott, M. J. 
Smith, E. Hofstede, Jacob Franzen, Jack Sihto, Wm. D. McKen- 
zie,'W. H. Lipscomb, Sam Williams, Frank Kramer, J. S. John- 
son, Matt Mathson, Robert Lassi, E, L. Olsen, Charlie Olsen, 
Joe Smith, John Jones, Pat McQuillin, Alex Dubay, Frank Speal- 
man, John Westphal, indicted on two counts charging conspiracy 
to violate the Espionage Act. 

9/24/18. Wichita, Kan.— C. W. Anderson, Albeit Barr, A. M. 
Blumberg, E. M. Boyd, John Caffrey, Jim Davis, 41arry Drew, 
Phineas Eastman, Sam Forbes, Wencil Francik, F. J. Gallagher 
(alias John Shannon), O. E. Gordon, James Gossard, Fred Grau, 
J. Gresback, Morris Hecht (alias Murrie Hecht), Ernst Henning, 
S. B. Hicok, Peter J. Higgins, E. J. Huber, R. A. Lambert (alias 
R. E. Lambert), V. W. Lyons, Paul Maihak, Harry McCarl, Tom 
O'Day, Frank Patton, Robert Poe, J. Pujol, Mike Quinn, J. F. 
Ryan, Michael Sapper, Carl Schnell, Stephen Shuren, Leo Stark, 
John Wallberg, George Wenger, John Woelfle, George R. Yar- 
lott, indicted for conspiracy to. violate various Federal statutes 
iftcluding the Espionage Act. 

1/17/19. Sacramento, Cal. — Mortimer Downing, Frederick 
Esmond, Chris Luber, Phil McLaughlin, Johii Grave, Louis Tori, 
James Quinlan, Edward Quigley, George O'Connell, Roy P. Con- 
nor, John Potthast, Henry Hammer, Pete de Bernardi, Myron 
Spiiague, Elmer Anderson, Caeser Tabib, Robert Connellan, 
Frank Elliott, Harry Gray, Gabe Brewer, Godfrey Ebel, William 
Hood, Vincent Santelli, Geo. F. Voetter, sentenced to ten years ; 
Edward S. Carey, Harry Murphy, Herbert Stredwick sentenced 
to five years ; Robt. Feehan, James H. Mulrooney, James Price 
sentenced to four years; Joe Carroll, Otto Eisner sentenced to 
three years; Frank Moran, Frank Reilly, Edward Anderson, 
Felix Cedino, sentenced to two years ; H. Donovan, W. H. Faust, 
Chas. Koenig, W. L. Miller, Albert Whitehead, sentenced to one 
year ; Theock»ra Pi Jok, A. L. Fox, Basil Saffores, convictedj not 



iA.\ 



^"^■^stttisrs^s^i 



Federal alMute. - "™- '"■= J=-»P«>naJe Act andvIriiuroS", 

^t. Maries> Ida.-—E I M- * ""-Res. 

S'"'^ syndicalism • ^°"*«°««y, 1 to 10 years on a charge 

^-^-"c£",*elS^;^t^^ o*-, 2 to 10 years 

fine fo^r charge^???^^ '*"•"-[•. J- McMur 
3/-/I8 ''gj"]^"™'"^! syndicalism. 

' Oliver Daae 



?100 fine and costs ou a en. 

___ 4/11/18. Moscow. Id, _rT-;.'Tr";;r- 

ivkins, 6 months to 10 
4/15/18 S """" ''-^""'^^"S'n- ■ ' "^ *° ^°^"^"' on 

Frank Fie 






8/6/18. St. John, Wail^-Lawrence Gross, 30 days under 
state vagrancy law. —» cijrs unacr 

- ?/:i^/i,^n .^P°H?"*.' Wash.-Leonard Bron^n, 30 days ; Ernest 



, . , , J. -, - , s suspended upon the prom- 

ise of the defendants to leave town by August 17th. - 

III. INTERFERENCE BY PUBLIC OFFICIALS WITH 

RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBlAgE ^ 

, b. General Cases 

■ 6/14/17. Chicago, 111.— Public meeting of "League of H«- 

"^/J /[r' h'^ federal officers Four a^rrests wTrf made.^ 

8/21/17. Hanover, Mmn-SheriflF of Hennepin Co., with 

deputies went to Hanover, Wright Co., and broke up mee^ng 

called to forrp a People's Council local ^ 

9/16/17 Hartford, Conn.-A, E. Whitehead and Annie R. 

f;i^//i7 M^^''" 'Pf.^'^ia? ^* P^°P^^'^ Council meeting. ' 

rov/rnnr tn JJ^^^P^^^'Minn.-PeopIe's CouncU forbidden by 
Lrovernor to hold convention ■' 

uJ''MiZ^'^^^%^''°^^- Nearing meetings interfered with at Du- 
luth, Muin., San Francisco and San Jose, CaL * 

frVM%V- .9^«^' Neb.-Construction Workers convention 
12^/X- "%^t' ^" ^^'■e^ked^and 65 members arrested. ^ 

brolli?{p\y';"j;S°"' '• ^.-Socialist Party State Convention 

,:.^?^^^.„^"*"^°' N. Y._Socialist Party meeting. Mrs. Kate 



4/5/18. ,New York, N. Y.-Police close hall where Scott 
Nearingr intended to speak under au.spices of t 



b. Noii-Partisan League Cases 
10/4/17. Lake City, Minn.— Mayor and sheriff forbade meet- 
'"^in"/fnVi°."^'iV°"* ^'^ !:°.se to disperse farmers. 



t}- prevented meeting, 
meit^ig^^^ ^'""■^ ^°-' Minn.-Sherifr unlawfully forbade 

i?of?^^'u/''n*"^"^-''""'';**^— ^^^t'"g forbidden. 
.„»y ■ 1 -r ' Muin.— Sheriff and county attorney threat- 

ened violence if meeting were held. 



meit^nl:''- ''^^ '''"** ^^-.-MayoV and constable ^Te^ent^ed 
1/18/18. Pipestonf Co., Minn.— Meeting prevented. 



^ 



>e\'if/l?'«t."'* -^'^^ ^^^^'^^^^^''^.^ arrested by sheriff \ and 



warehouse broken up by deputy Vh^riff'a^d ma7o^r 



potato 



2/ IS »x/-u " "^L.-'-t—'i' ■ """ mayor. 

^/— 18. Walters, Minn.— Meeting stopped by sheriff. 

' IV. SEARCH AND SEIZURE. 

Including Onlv thp im^r^Ar,^* ijn •. 



in conducted without lawful warrants 
1. 1.W.W.C«8e». 

.offic%^s'!^^' ■^''"'^ '• ^' ^- ^'" '" *^" ^""^J^-^y raided by federal 



T „^ , -p. r /^ ., "• ""■" 'I"" omce or the 

Local Defense Council raided by cavalry, deputy sheriffs and 
agents of the Dept. of Justice. All Hterature Ld^ecords weJe 

. ■}^:(V^^^;- f'^«»"°» Cal.— House of Fred Little, an I W W 

1o^./vn^^"'"i.*i'"^^y Federal officers. ■ , ' ^:- W-. 

^12/17/17. Chicago, I..-I. W. W. headqMarter. raided and 
occupied for 12 days by Federal officers. Several thousand dol 
lars worth of literature was confiscated. 

12/20/17. Seattle, Wash.-I. W. W. Defense Committee 
headquarters and offices of Ind\.strial Worker raided by federa! 
officers with search warrant who seized all .records, furniture! 

r^^l^^yjl Cleveland^ 0.-Plant of International PublishinK 



^^A c ■ 1- ° -^ "'-±'"' --'""-"i. wj. J U3L1UC ana many I. w W 

and Socialist posters seized. j' x. w. vv. 

:.l/^^/i? Spokane, Wash.^Office of Spokane Defeiise Com- 



and David Jennes ar- 

2/23/18. Portland, bre.-rwTw.^'half'^aided by federal 
^/?;io^'^^>^^"^^*^'"^de^"d all liter- • ' Dy leaeral 

5/3/18 Seattle, Wash^I. W. W. ha 

9;24^rs^ t''"'" ^-^res^smade and much iit^rlturrsTized."" 

and reco ds J^T^'.^r^-^- ^- ^- ^^" '^''^^^' literature 
1Q?8 c l?^ and 33 _m_en arrested. , 



fense Committ 

•Sinthe''year.''^'""'' "'"'"'' ^' ^ "vagrant" fifteen times 



2. International Bible Students' Association ^' 

3/1/18. Brookljm, N. Y.-t^Two auto loads of literature seu 
jy Military Intelligence Bureau. \ 

3/3/18. Los Angeles, Cal.— Three thousand copies of "The 
finished Mystery" seized by the Military Intelligence Bureau 
i 3/5/18. Hazelton, Pa.— Headquarjfers I. B. S. A. raided and 
200 books confiscated by American Protective League agents. 



3/17/18. St. Louis, Mo.— 10,000 copies "The Finished Mys- ■ 
tcry seized by agents of Dept. of Justice. 
'■ 3/23/18. Lisbon, O.— Fifteen copies of 'The Finished Mys- 
tery seized by Sheriff on orders from federal authorities / 
3/24/18. r-'— -'- "^ .,„„„•. . — — 



and records seized. ' 

•f/f/^^i Philadelphia, Pa.-Headquarters, Socialist party, 
raided by federal authorities. Three arrests made and i 
seized. ' 

■ A^K^^-r. 9'''"^^°r^ IlI.-Offices of National Socialist Party 

Liist newspapers, 



=7 ---• — »^ >'<^..iun.ia>.cii, i\aanicKa-;3iraza, 
^dical Press raided by the Federal officers with search war- 
^"i^/io^^^^i'*^''^*"''^ ^"d plates were seized, 
r 9/13/17. Toledo, O—Scptt Nearing's house raided by Fed- 
eral officers. J ^^ 

9/14/17. Dertoit, Mich.— Office; 
raided by Federal authorities. Book, 

?0/5/17 r *"™''"*' °-~-°"^- ^""^"'^ PanV officTsTaTded. 



„_ ,-^ ^ . .J 1 raided by federal officers, 

some literature seized. 

, .}}I}V}1\. ^*?. Francisco, Cal— House of Alexander and 



)ail exacted after their arrest on charg-e of 
on. *" 

1/23/18. Los Angeles, Cal.-Nobert Myles, held for 5 days 
without warrant by mihtary authorities. 

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^/?rlf officers*''**'"^' °-~^°'''^"^*^a''ty o^ces raided b, 

'^^■^^^■''^^J*^'^' Cal.-Pe'Sple'.Coindl office raided 
jy official| several times. ■ ^^ 

• raided y^cf'-V":*'"' O— Protective League and federal agents. 
l/^#.,^o°''^J'.'A"\f^*I.".^^L^^^t^"g 16 and seizing many book? 



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authorities. ^ ^ '' ' ^'^"^ ° . ^'*^'"^t"'-e seized by federal 

Twenty f;-r^""^°-?' •'• '• "• ^^"' ^^'ded by feder " 
seTzed ^""^ ^ *™'' load of literature an, 

by ^Sl a^^f ^"SiJ^ie^-^^"^ °^ Stephen Binder raided 

rty heBudquarters raid- 



ItiViU K ■ I 



upon an in;;nd ^ea^l^h w;;:;^^ P^'^^"^"* °* J^*-- ^-^ ba^d 

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l^ifS^^^!:^i^-i--^.'iterature seized. . 






1 YEAR 

Bieber, Abraham 

3 YEARS 

Huckelberry, Earl 
Muhlke, Fred. J. 
" ' ■ ■- ^ddie 
, _us. ■ 

4 YEARS 

'"^- "-rner 

5 YEARS 

Larson, Eno R. 

6 YEARS 

Simons, H. Austin 

10 YEARS 

Blair, N. J. 
Clayton, Elias 
Dart, Vaiie V. 

ris 

Franke, Robt, W.> Jr. 
Haga, John 
Harkey, Stephen 
Heath, Edvi^ard J.\ 



Kantor, Wm. 



Levering, John 
MaherT Walfred E. 
Martin, Henry D. 
Moser, Frank 



Reed, -Thomas 
Sahy, Gustav 
Thomas, Mark R. 
Wells, Ernest P. 
Whitaker; Earl 
Yanyar, Ad'olph L. 

12 YEABS 

Haessler, Carl 

15 YEARS 

Ailinson, Brent D. 
Arbitmam, Samuel 
Blumenthal, Louis PI. 
Brenneman, J. L. 
Bruber, Harold 
Buck, Frank, Jr. 
Buzzi, Alfred 
Clave, Harry 
Daisenberger, Ward C. 
DeCessa, Gerald 
Edwards, Thomas Todd 
Fullwood, Albert 
Grunzig, Bruno 
Hirshberg,'^Walter L. 
Horlacher, Roy 
Plumphries, — 
LaCasale, Nicola 
Marcowitz, Lazarus B. 
Molir, Charles E. 
Ostr'om, Eric 
Powell< Rexford 
Prince, Andrew Gust. 



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in^ Joseph H. 
■oinson, Karl 
jandin, Max 

'Schmidt, John 

Schnieder, H. 

Smith, Louis 
/-•'Smith, Aaron 
- Stanley, Stephen 

Stepanovitch, Fritz 

Walter, J.' M. ' 

Wangerin, Otto . 

Weiershauser, Geo. 

Wenger, Rolla S. 

Wheeler, Chas E. 

Wheeler, Oscar ©, ■ ' 

White, Joe 

Wood, Rxissell R. 

Wflrz, J. M. 

20 YEARS 

Alexander, Americo 
Broms, A. S. 
Clodi, Chas. 
Dunn, John T. 
Eichel, Julius 
Grass, John 
Hiller, Theodore 
Iverson, I. M. ^ 

James, W. Oral 
Leighton, Fred'k W. 
Maki, Sander 
Morgan, Thomas , 
Mulljs, Frank 
Petroshki, Tony 
Rasmussen, t*. 
Sorenson, L.| 
Wortsmann, Jacob 
Wortsmann, Gustar 

25 YEARS 

Cage, H. S. 
Carlson, Axel W. 
Carlson, R. A. 
E^avis, Guy 
Edwards, Wm. H. . 
Franklin, Morris ^ 
Gergotz, L. j. 
Johnson, Carl W 



Johnson, \ junnard ^1 

Kam^man, Morris 
Ka^ John - 

Luirae,' Erling \ 

Magruder, H. Stanley , 
Robinson, Fred A 
Treseler, W. H. 
Ungar, Nickolaus - 
Wilson, Arthur; 

30 YEARS 

Doty,—' 

Grossner, Philip B. 
Ster^stein, Samuel 
Wagner, David 

35 YEARS 

Rose, Jacob W. 

SENTENCE UNKNOWN 

Bach, Isidor 

Beck, Hans \ 

Bernstein, Meyer 

Bloch, Hyman 

Bloch, Morris 

Breger, Benj. 
. Briedert, William • 

Briehl, Fred , ; 

Calvi, — 

Caplowitz, Phfflip 

Clay, Charles T. 

Crofton, Julian ) 

Dapielwicz, Leo 

Demsey, Roy ' 

Danbrowsky, Julius 

Duncan, Martin S. 

Eichel, David 

Fast, >- - * 

Fernquist, Gustaf 

Fox, Robert 

Greenberg, Julius 

Getts, Clark 

Heckman,'Adin E. 

Hennessy, Francis. X. 

Hess, Maurice A. 

Hofer, David 

Hofer, Michael (died in prison) 

Hofer, — (died in prison) 

Jasmaty, William 



Jerger.'Fr^d 
jCaplan, Hyman 
i^itterman, — 
jtleinsouser, Sam 
■ iCchnowricz, — 
; jCleinsouser, Paul 
! jCulikoff, John 
:l;aub, E. F. C. 
Lee, Harry 
Livingston, James V. 
Logan^ V/allace F. 
, Marshall, Stanley 
Mauef, — , 

jVlcPherson, Chas. E. 
Metzler, Ray 
Miller, Payson 
Monsky, Henry 
Jloore, Howard 
Jloran, — 



Murch, James A' 
Meyers, J. C, 
Neuenschwander, Abr. 
Oelco, Isidore 
Platin, Eric R. , 
Poplovitch, — 
Proctor, Will D. ' 
Rodolph, Charles Carleton 
Salmon, Benj. J. ' 
Sandberg, Wm. *^ 
Seidenberg, Roderick 
Shuben, Andrew 
Silver, Emmanuel 
Steitier, — 
Strangland, — 
Susoif, Ivan 
Uren, Fred 

Waters, — ' 

Wipf, Jacob 
Wingert, — 



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n^^r'^'^M ^- Webster, post office eii' 
register. mshing bail for three men wholdid not 

.8/10/17. Marion; Ohio.— M i M-rH„ ', 

missed for beinp- n^tuT .' Martin, mail carrier, dis- 

speaker ^ °" '^" reception committee for an aXldraft 



istrict of ,the Southern Cali- 
; alleged pacifisV ideas, i 



="^''^1; «;fer dismissed for alleged disL,„. 
S!SSS^ -'" fee -o^^^.^ 



3/5/18. Omahaj Nebraska^^Mtis £.8tlier Larson dropped' 

refusal to salute the flag for religious reasons. ^s^ 

2/14/18. Harri«burg, Pa.-Prof. H. C Liebig, dismissed"^ 
from high school faculty for alleged pro-Germanism. 

3/9/18. Bangor, Me.— Wm. E. Walz, dean of the law school 
of the University of Maine, dismissed for alleged pro-German- 
ism. 

3/12/18. New York, N. Y.— Miss Mary McDowell, a Quaker 
suspended from her position at the Manual Training High School - 
for her views against war. ' ■ ;.. 

/13/18. Ann Arbor, Mich.— W. W. Florer, John Dieterle, 
W. W. Kostermann, Herman Wiegand and Richard Fickeb 

dropped for alleged pro-Germanism. { 

5/1/18. New York, N. Y.-E. T. Frankel, police sfatisticianl'^' 
dischargeid-because he wrote to his local board that he was art 
objector. H 

r. Han, a reader in the 
"disloyal and seditious" 

s. ^ ■ 

5/11/18. Portland, Ore. — I. Kimmons, draughtsman in 
county assessor's office dismissed because he ivas opposed to war 
on religious grounds. . ^ 

5/13/18. l»Jewark, N. J.— Fred Wusterbarth's citizenship re- - 
voked for alleged pro-German utterances. ' ,-•" 

5/24/J8. Los Angeles, Cal.— Mary Brueger, daughter of a'^ 



' she was the wife of an unnaturalized German. 

'^^ C. — Cleveland Abbe, Jr., dismissed " 
lis "well-known sympathies for the 
Imperial German Government." 

6/11/18. Newport, R. I.— Elizabeth B. Peckham, a high 

school teacher, dismissed for refusal to sign a "loyalty pledgfe." 

6/12/18. Columbus, O.— Fred Albrink, inspector for state 

highway commission suspended after being- found p-niltv nf Hi'<;- 



6/17/18. Olympia, Wash.— C. R. Carr, school teacher dis- 
missed for alleged disloyalty. i 

6/19/18. Lincoln, Neb.— The resignation of Professors E. B. 
Hopt, E. E. Persingerand, G. W. A. Lucker demanded by the 
board of regents for a lack of "American aji^gressiveness in thei^ 
attitude toward the war,." ' 

6/26/18. San F? jinciseo, Cal.-^Rose Levin refused a high 





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ADDENDA. 

Since going to press the President upon the recommendatioi 
of the Attorney-General, has issued pardons and commutation- 
of sentenc^es with respect to the cases of fifty-three persons con- ' 
victed under the Espionage Act. The list is as follows- the 
sentence m each case being as commuted : 

G. C. Carter, a year and a day. 
I Henry A.^Kellar, sentence to expire 4/l/r9. 

Charles Sahrbacher, sentence to expire 4/1/19 

Sydney Mader, sentence to expire 4/1/19. 

M. P. Fogh, sentence to expire 9/1/19. 

W. H. Rockey, one year. 

R. E. Doris, eighteen months. 

Harold G. Mackley, three years. 

W. A. Easman, sentence, to expire 4/1/19. 

Joseph E. Hamburg, sentence to expire 4/1/19 

Ernest Meier; $250 fine. 

John Moes, sentence to expire 4/1/19. 

F. M. Romero, sentence to expire 4/1/19. - 

Gustave Sigwalt, sentence to expire 4/1/19. <4i 

Fritz Bisdorfi two years. --^ 

Anton Bayer, sentence to expire 4/1/19. 

Frank Schaferj one year. 

James Hanam^n, sentence to expire 7/1/19. 

R. F. Lahnem^nn, sentence to expire 4/1/19. 
, Dan Hamilton, sentence to expire 4/1/19. 
Gustave H. Taubert, eighteen months . 
J. A. Miller, one year. 
Anthony Frederick, one year. 
Otto Janson, two years. 
L. H. Sturm, one year. 
Everitt G. Engelin, two years. 
Emil Keifer, sentence to expire 4/1/19. 
Carl de Schell, a year and a day. 
Daniel Mahoney, a year and a day. 
J. J. Conley, one year. 
F. C. Blumlein, sentence to expire 4/1/19, 
John Liebig, one ye' f-. 



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atil Bosco, two years! 
Arnie von Harder, three yfers. 



William Bago, one year. 

T M^V^" ^' ^^'^""'^e' one year. 

A'Ji ■ LeGendre, sentence to expire 4/1/19. 

Arthur Roth, one year. . 

Martin Johnson, sentence to expire 4/1/19 

Charles Bernal, two years. 

C: M. Nelson, a year and a day 

John O'Connell, two years. 



t,hris Anlmer, two years 
Frederick., Krafft, full pardon. 
Robert Goldstein, three years 
bilas Saylor, a year and a day. 



a I. Foreman, two years 



Amos L. Hitchcock, two years. 



INDEX 

vin, R. N. 

brahms, Jacob.... 22 Barnes, C. W 12 Bolfma^n, "f"k " U 

.brahamson Louis. 29 Barr, A. .... 35 Bontrager, M.'c"" 20 

Ackerman A. ... 44 Barrett, W. .... 23 Boose, A. " ^- - f 

yVdams, Miss D 44 Baskett, J. R. 34 Barer E - 

Adams, Geo. .. 35 Bates, C. E: 35 Bosco' P ■1419 

Ahlt^en,_^Carl 34 Bates, Wm ,^0 Bosses, Y. 'm 

Albers Henry -._., 18 Battigo, L. .... 6 Bostrom F "~""~ fc 

Albrmk, Fred. .^45 Baumann. Ch. W. IZ H Bourg! G J f? 

Alderton, HA..... 39 Baiisch, H. 3I Boutil I T ^. 

Alexander, a: .... 42 Bayer, A. 47 Boyd EM — — ' 

Allenbach, Geo .... 8 Beard W. P 19 Brackert' Wrr,""*"- " T 

Allinson, B. D 41 Beayans, J. " 25 Bramler ' H ^^ " ^ 

Am. Fed. of L. 9 Beck, H "" 42 Braver ' R ■ 

Am. Socialist Soc. .. 22 Beck J. M.".':.": 28 Breidel' Geo ',. 

,Amermger O. 24 Becker, L II 10 Breger B lo 

■mmer, Chr.s. 48 Becker, M 27 BriMeman "f"f 

..nbelsen, H. 30 Beckstrom, J. W 30 Brewer Gn " • 

Anderson,. Chas. L.. 36 Beilfuss, P."' ..J " "^g Brewlr' G \ 

Anderson, C W. .. 35 Benecke A. M. 27 Bruher H / 

Anderson, Edw 35 Be;nnett, Ch. .. 34 Brieder't W . 

Anderson, E. 35 B entail, J. O 'ig Br ehf F 

Anderson, Mrs. J. .. 40 Benzin, A. R W """ 7 Br hikL^; R— — 1', 

Anderson Ohn B. _ 34,BenthaI, J. Oi '" 26 Brod.M T ^1 

Anding, Chas. .... 16 Bergen F Mr; a S""^^^^' /■ 36 

Andreytchine, Geo. 34 Berfer ' V 20 A r'°""^"'a ^c ^7 

1 Anton, Adolph .... 7 BeKn a" ?7 r"""!'' ^X^ ^- "^^ 

SlS;i,.r:::: S i:;*.v,=S h.--=- « 1="/- ----- ! 

Auerswald. „ Rev. C. 19 Bias, H. ^7 Bucklpf 'r/ " ti 

Aunn, H. 27 Bid T I, ^"'^'^'^y, Dan 34 

Avella T t/i u' u' '~Z' 31 Buessel, T. . 4$ 

Axe road 1 ^ ^-1^"' ^- — " ^1 Bunyard, C. . « 

".ch, I 42 Bidder S.. 22 ^rb^t' A "^ 

.Ba^'2^::::::::3| S^l: fc- ^ | c|^^-:::::::: | - 
l«A-a :: ?^ E!c£|-5:^~^" I Ss" FF^^^^ 1 

'^^^^'' ,^-r; 21 Blumlein, F. C. .. 47 Ca?e; E S « 

■n Bauls, H. 14 Bobha R T 7a ^ ,-^; ^^^- ^^ 

jker B ^ R„ u ' V ■';,,- ** Carlisle, Geo. 10 

— -iker, a. 36 Boehner, L. W 18 Carlson] A. W. .... 42 



i 




son, Ch. —-..... 36 Dr 



*=■■' C- C- 47 Denson, W- 

e*'*«=y. J. E. _____ y -^ - 

^^"^Ij, J McK.__.S, 4^. . 



-edino, F. 
"haplin, iCli." ' 
^hesley, G. 
|heyney, C. R. " 



._- 35 Dickson, C. 
__ 34 Dieterle, J. 

i, M. __ 
, Wm. 



Parlc, S. J. . 

Clave, H. __ 41 

Clay, Ch. T. 4^ 

Clayton, E. •_ 41 

Clodi, Ch. To 

Coats, T. C. 
Coldwel), J. M. .: 

Co hns, J. __. 3g 

Cohns, Rev. M. D. __ 23 

Connellan, Rbt. 35 

Connor, R. P. __. qq 

Construction W 

Cook, D. 10 

l;0-operative Stores 13 
Cooperider, W. ___ 8 

Corder, R. ^ .^4. 

Corliss, J. 

Cornell, T. II 19 

Cournos, A. _III__"_ 34. 



Duboy, A. 
Dudas, L. _. 



Punning, J. 
Dunton, M. 
Dutsch, H. 
Hnx-liury, H. 

:. V. ._ 



'sky, J. 
Danielwicz, L 



Uavis, J. 

Davis, Miss M. " S 
vis, T. __^ 

-^bs, E. V. irr 

^aily, O. :.__ 

■ aesenberger, W. C. 

Jarby, F. M. 

Darkow, M. _ 20~ 
Dart, V. V. .__"."._ ' 



Doty — i-___.I__ 



._ ^0 iibeleng, £. F. C 
'•^ Edwards, F. ______ 

-, . . Edwards, T. T _- 

- 42 Edwards, Wm. h7 

- 42 Edwards, W. R _ 
'^ Ehrhard, Wm. 

-' Eichel, D. _" 

- 35 Eichel, J. Z. 

-31 Einem, Curt, Von_. 

- 36 Eliason; Wm. _ 
. 20 Elliott, "Walking" 

36 Elliott, F. 

■ 7, Elliott, J II" 

• "" Ellis J. H 

17 Elmer, Wm. P. ._ 
25 Elsmer, H. _ _ _ 
41 Eisner, O. _ !"_"_" 



Engels, Ch. 

, ii Engle, S. _ 

■ 25 Enfield, O. C ""' 

Engdahl, L. J. _. 
^/ Erigelin, E. A. 



lui, Dr. M. _. 
lann, G. _. 
w ^.,^B.son, S. __ 
36 Ervick, P 
20 Eschman, L.T' 
lond. F. 



i^airchild, F. 



Faust, W. H ~ 

'"^ ".A. "I 

y, H. A. I' 

■ "" T. ._.:_ 



■*► 28 Feiron, A. SJiS S 

— 16 Feldman, ." ■ 

— 5 Feltman, Ix. _. j 

— 10 Felton. M 

■?9 17 I_. 



nquist, G. . 

' :n, R 

"•^ I. W. W. . 
Mystery . 



- ^3 Fisher. ( 
-34 Fletchi 

- 41 Fleury, 

- 42 Florer, W. H. _ _" 

- 13 Fop-h. MP 

- 16 Fo 

- 42 Ford, _ 

- 42 Ford, E.' B. .1 

- 17 Ford, J. D. __._"" 

■ ,0 Foreman, F. Mrs. _. 

- 32 Foss, J. M. 

■ 35 Foster, E. 

- 34 Foster, L. .___'.' 

■ 5 Fox, A. 
. 18 Fox, R. 

3d Frachter, J. __""" 
35 Fraina, L. C. _"_"! 



^mm 



Franklm, M. ._ 

ITrantz. Y. H ' 



• Franzen, J. 

19 ■ Frazer, Ted 



-37 mhir, J ...... i, 

r Kpllpr T A-i 



42 Guldhal, A. 36 Hennessy, F. X. 42'^ 



:::: S ^S:r:-l'lf- - I Hershbe;ge;, S. M.. 41 



Free, J. V. _._ 

36 ■ French,_E. J. :_ 

- ^ Friederich, A. 



47 Hale, A. R. _._. 

26 Hale, M. V _ 

9 Hall, Ves _ '"_ 

6 Hall, W. E. ____: 



Garner, J. ____ 35 

Gavin, Wm. 36 

Geizler, F. 14 

George, H. 35 

Gerdes, Rev. D. ? 

Gerdes, J. B. 26 

Gergotz, L. J. .__^__ 42 

Germer, A. 20, 24 

Gerney, F. 33 

Getts, C. 42 

Gilbert, J. 29, 31 

Glaser,, Ch. 32 

Glassberg, B. 44 

Glesser, C. 19 

Glison, G. L. ______ 27 

Golden, J. O. 13 

Goldman, E. 27 

Goldstein, R 19, 48 

Gordon, J. J. :.____ 34 
Gordon, O. E. ._. 35 



Han, G. H. '__II; 
Hanaman, J. __. 
Hanberg, J. E. 

Hang, Chr. 

Hang, Wm. 

Harder A. 

Harden, R. 

Hardin, F. 

Harding, E. ^.__. 

Hardy, Geo. 

Harkey, S. 

Harper, S. J. __. 
Harrington, J. . 
Harris, H. _i._ 

Harris, N. M. 

Harrison, Geo. . 
Hathaway, M. __ 

Hauer, J. 

Hawkins, T. E. . 
Haywood, W. D. 
Head, Wm. J 



Hickman, C C. 11 

Hicks, W. M. Rev. 7, 18 
Hicok. S. B ■ ■?■; 



Higgins, P. J. 35 

Hirshberg, W. L. 41 

Hitchcock, A. L. 20, 48 
Hoegen, M., Von___ 6 

Hodges, Wm. .! 14 

Hofer : 1 42 

HoiTman, H. 6 

Hofstede, E. ■_26,3S,36 

Hogan, G. H 48 

Horlacher, R. 41 

Holt, Jas 7, ip 

Holzman, H. A IQ 

Homan, H, 15 

Hood, Wm. 35 

Hopt, Prof. E. B. 45 

Horn . _ _ 3'? 

Horr, A. ____:::29,39 

Horr, L. H. 39 

Houston, Wm. 16 



Gr^dy, J. _______ 



I Grave, J. 

Gray, A. L. _ 
Gray, H. .__ 

Green. B. 

Grau, F. _, 

Green, P. .__, 
Greenberg, J. 
Gresback, J. ^, 
GrifTen, C. B. 



.___ 14 Heckman, A. E 42 Huckelberry, E. 41 

36, 38 Heinlein, Father E. Hugot, L. 33 

..__ 35 W. ^ 33 Humphries 41 

A--* TJT-U t:* in TTim4-A>- TXT'-*, A n 



. 35 Hendricksen, H. M._ IS 

. 34 Hendricks, Miss R. 

. 35 M. ______._^ 31 

. 27 Hendrickson, S. 35 

35 Hennacy, A. A 26 

34 Hennig, Paul 24 

42 Henning, J. .1 26 

35 Henry, Mrs. G. C. 31 

. 9 Herd H R %f. 



Ingar, p 34 

Inter. PuE Co. __.. 38 
I.- W. W 11„ 12 

International Bible 
Students Ass'n._9, 39 

Irmont, S. 33 

Iverson. I. M 42 

Irvin, Miss C. M'. 40 





fir 






Jacobsen, C. 

Jager, H. 

Jakkola, F. _, 

James,- W., O _. 

Janson, O. _____ 
Jasick, L. _i._... 
Jasmagy, W. ___. 
Jenkins; T. A. __. 

Jenhes, D. 

Jerger, F. .__.; 

Jesky, S. ____ 

Jockson, J. 

Johanson, R. 

Johnson, C. W. _ 

Johnson, F. 1_ 

Johnson, G. : 

Johnson, J. S 

Johnson, J, W._. 

Johilson, J. A 

Johnson, M. . 

Jones, H. .__ 

Jones, J. _.. 

Jones, L. M. _____ 

Jones, M. M,. 

Jordon, D. S. 

Jordan, F: 

Jowchalk, W. 

Julius, A. _-_ 

Julius, F. 

Kamann, C. H. 
Kamman, M. _^__ 

Kane, H. F. . 

Kantbr, Wm. 

Kaplan, H. 

Kas, J. __-.__::: 

Katkus, J. 

Kaufman, W. H.__ 

Kchnowicz ^ 

Keenan, L. H. _ _ 
Kellar, H. A. 
Kelliher, D. _. 
Kelly, J. _ 



._.. 34 
..__ 27 
.— 34 

. 42 

.15, 47 
___ 25 

42 

_._ 35 
____38 

- 43 
.__ 30 
-__ 35 
.__ 34 
.._ 42 
-__ 36 
.__ 42 
.__ 35 
.__ 36 
.__ 33 
.__ 48 
__ 36 
,_- 35 
__ 36 
_- 23 
-_ 5 
_- 29 
__ 32 
_- 10 
__ 10 

- 19 
:-.42 

- 34, : 

- 41 : 



user, Si _... 43 

:ist, J. C. ... 24 

. Klinge, Chas. 7 

Klug, A. — . — 1 — 24 

Koch, C. . 11 

Koenig, H. C. _. 26 

Kopp, Geo. 36 

Koenig, C. ... 35 

Koerber, Dr. A. ___ 23 

Koetzer, G. 9 

Kolar, J. .____ 16 

Kolbe, E. A 16 

Kolbe, F. 11 

Kornmann, C. 15, 7 

Koski, E. .... 12 

Koralsgy, J. . ;. 6 

Kostermann, W. W. 45 

Kowalsky, G. ._ 16 

Krafft, F. l_19,'48 

Kramer, F. 35 

Kramer, L. 27 

Kronovitch, M. .__!. 33 
Kroschenski, C. ._._ 31 
Kruse, J. ri. _.._. 17, 23 

Kruse, W. F. 20 

Krjworuk, W. 41 

Kubecka, J. _._ 8 A 

Kulekoff, J. 43 

Kuntson, A. __.___. 13 



f ' I:.eitzeS,''M .... 

; Levering, J. 

Levine, M. _.__. 

Levin, Rose ..i. 

Levine, N. ..... 

Levinson, H. 

Levitt, A. : 

Lewis, J. A. 

Lewis, W. H. ' 

Liebig, H. C. _.'.._. 

Liebig, J. 

Liebisch, G. . 

Lieske, August .__. 

Lind, Gus _^ 

Lind, H. C. 

Lindenberg, S. 

Lippman, S. __._ 

Lipscomb, W. H.._ 

Little, Frank ._ 

Livingston, J. V. _ 

Lloyd, D. 

Lloyd, :H 

Logan, W. F. 

Loe^eHa M 



Lorton, B. ~ 

Lossieff, V . ~ 

Luber, C. _. 

Lucker, G. W. A._ 
Lukia, M. .__. 



Lahnemann, R. F. 
Lambert, C. L. 
Lambert, R. A. _. 



" 42 Lancaster, A. 

'.'- 27 Lang, L ___ 

._ 17 Lang, V. .___ 

43 Lara, L. . 

g Larson, E. R. .___ 

■" 47 Larson, Miss E. . 

35 Lassi, R. ..______ 

-If: Latchem, E. W. __ 

" A, Laub. E. F. r 



- 47 McCarl, H. ___ """ V. 
. 34 McCarthy, D. 

- 35 McCarthy, J. _ 34 



- 35 McCord, S. K. 32 

- 15 McCosham, H. _._.. 34 
. 36 McDonald, J. A. 34 
. 10 McDowell, Miss lM._ 4'5 
. 41 McEvoy, P. 34 

45 McKenzie, W. D. _. 35 

35 McKinmon, C. H 34 

35 McLaughlin, P. 3K 



Kimmons, L 

King, J. D. 

Kingdom News, 
Kirchner, H. E. 
Klabo, H. _____ 
Klein, J. C.._._. 
Kleinsouser, P. 



45 League of Humanity 37 McQuillen, P: 

35 Lee, H. _ 43 McWhirt, C. _ 

The 9 Lee, L. A 8 MacDonald, E. 

j4 Lefkowitz, H. _ — ^_ 14 Machner, M. 

Lefkowitz, N. 14 Mackenzie, R 

-— J^ LeGendre, L. N. _17, 48 Mackley. H. G 

.__._ 18 Legoth, M. . 33 Madelia News 

- — 43 Leighton, F. W. _.. 42 Mader, S. 



,&oney, D. .-. 

Iher W. E. .._ 
lihak, P. -— - 
,aken, A. E, _.. 

[aki, L — 

aki, S. — 

aiiahan, J. 

ansolf, H. 

[jnus, J. D __ 
[arcowitz L. B. 

[arshall, b. 

iartJn, A, -, 

[artin, F. A. ___ 
{artin, H. D. ... 
rfartin, J. __-.__ 

iiartin, J 

itartm, M, L. ___ 

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■gartin, W. — .. 
Martinez, T. ____ 
jlasson, F. _____ 
fasten, J. C. ._. 

.gathewski, J. _. 
gathson, M. — _ 

'jiattel, G. 

/jljatthey, D; 

■jCauer ____ 

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i jjeier, E. 

jfeirowitz, I. 

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Metzdbrf, Wm., _ 

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Metzler, R. 

Meyer, H. 

Meyers, D. M. ___ 

Meyers, F. 

Meyers, Mrs. F. 
Meyers, J. C. — . 

Meyers, J^ — 

;(«[eyers, W. 

Michaelvich, S. . 

Michel, G. .. 

Miller, A. A. ___ 
Miller, F. 



47 ■ Miller, J. A. 

20 Miller, J. QM^.. 

42 Miller, P./f5t...- 

41 Miller, w!sL._... 

35 Mills, J. 

30 Mills, W. T. __.- 

34 Mindinger, F, .__ 

42 Moes, J. 

13 Mohr, C. E. ...__ 

32 Monahan, P. 

20 Monal,. F. 

41 Mo5ipaHer, F. .. 

43 Monsky, H. 

36 Montgomery, E. 

14 Montgomery, T. 

41 Moore, A. 

36 Moore, H. __~ 

34 Moore, L. 



36 Moran, F. __: 

23 Moran, Wm. ___ 

16 Morgan, F; 

32 Morgan, J. E. ._ 

17 Morgan, T. 

30 Moser, F. _._ 

3Sv Mueller, H. 

in Mufson, .T. 



43 Mullen, P. ._ 

7 Mullis, F. 

16 Miilrooney, J. H. 

13 Murch, J. A. .... 

47 Murphy, H. 

27 Murphy, J. 

25 Murray, B. 

8 Munley, N. 

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24 Murphy, T. 

48 Myers, H. B. 

18 . Myles, N. 

36 Nafe, G. 

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8 Nearing, .S. ..26, 
23 Nef, W. T. 



.16, -47 Normi, N. . . 37 

.— 10 Koroeki, W. 

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. — 35 Oberden, S. 6 

.--.39 Oberlee, F. „.-..— 6 

. — 24 dberstadt, C. . :. 29 

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. 35 O'Connell, G. 35 

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- 43 Oelco, L 43 

L.- ^3ff O'Hare, Mrs. K. R. 19,37 

A.. 23 O'Hair, V. V. 34 

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36 Olivereau, L. : 14 



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7 Otis, E. - 25 

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35 Pancner, J. ; 34 

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35 Parson, J. 35 

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. 23 Pass, M. . 27 



.___ 33 Paul, D ._.. 36 

. 12 Penick, F. 41 

._-__ 39 People's Church 39 

.___ 44 People's Council 37,40 



28/37 Perruchon, P 16 

. 34 Perry 14 



43 Neilson, V; J. ._..__ 

11 Nelson, C. M. 

23 Nelson, F. 

27 Nelson, W. N. 

27 Nemser, H. 

43 Netreba, C. 

48 Neuenschwanderj A. 

29 N. Y. Bureau of 

33 Legal Advice 

23 Nikition, S. __:_ 

30 Non Partisan 

'34 League 12, 



39 Persingerand, Prof. 

48 E. E :... 45 

34 Peter, a H. 11 

36 Petersort, C. 10 

27 Peterson, J. 24 

10 Petroshki, T. 42 

43 Petters, J. IS 

Pettigrew, R. F. ..7, 22 

40 Phelan, J. B. .....i 14 

33 Phelps-Dodge Corp. 11 

Phillips, A. 9 

13 Phillips, J. 34 






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. 40 Tolishus, J. A. _- 

8 Tori, L. „. ... 

21 Townley, A. C. __ 

42 Treseler, W. H. _. 

35 Tucker, I. St. J. . 

6 Tummerscheit, G. 

18 Turner, J. .. 

33 Tufner, J. I. 



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. 21 - Wernicke, A. H. ... 24 
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■ 17 Westphal, J 35, 36 

. 35 Wetter, P. C. ...... 34 

. 29 Wheeler, C. E. .... 42 

42 Wheeler, O. O 42 

20 WhiteheaA A. 35 

10 WittrocC^G. 41 

15 Weyh, W. _. 34 

34 Whipple, Prof L._. 44 



9 Villareal, J. . 10 

16 Voetter, G. F 35 

15 Vogel, P. .... 20 

42 Vouderau, M. 10 

25 Wagenknecht, A 26 

42 Wagner, C. H 23 

20 Wagner, D. . 42 

34 Wagner, W: ■. 23 

30 Wagoner, C. 9 

19 Waldron, Rev. C. H. 

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15 Wallace, D. H. . 18 

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5 Walsh, J. ..._....._ 34 

35 Walter, J. M. 42 

16 Walukus, B. 9 

36 Wangerin, O. 42 

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Williams, S. 35 

Wingert, 43 

Wipf, J. 43 

Wishek, J. H. 23 

Winski, G. 35 

Witter, H. 24 

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